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Fly
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Description for Fly
Paperback. Few creatures live in such close and intimate contact with human beings as flies. The secrets of the fly's uniquely versatile powers of flight are only just beginning to be understood and harnessed. This book explores the slow redemption of the fly, as the intricate miracle of its design and function gradually became appreciated. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Few creatures live in such close and intimate contact with human beings as flies. As the constant, immemorial witnesses to the human comedy', flies accompany human beings wherever they go, even beyond (or at least into) the grave. Almost one tenth of all the species known to science are flies. For centuries, flies have been seen as mankind's enemy, blamed for plagues, subject to public excommunication in the Middle Ages and campaigns of extermination during the early years of the twentieth century. As Lord of the Flies', Beelzebub is the embodiment of evil. For many centuries, flies were thought to ... Read more
Few creatures live in such close and intimate contact with human beings as flies. As the constant, immemorial witnesses to the human comedy', flies accompany human beings wherever they go, even beyond (or at least into) the grave. Almost one tenth of all the species known to science are flies. For centuries, flies have been seen as mankind's enemy, blamed for plagues, subject to public excommunication in the Middle Ages and campaigns of extermination during the early years of the twentieth century. As Lord of the Flies', Beelzebub is the embodiment of evil. For many centuries, flies were thought to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Animal
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861892942
SKU
V9781861892942
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99-5
About Unknown
Steven Connor is a critic, broadcaster and cultural historian. He is Professor of Modern Literature and Theory in the School of Literature and Humanities at Birkbeck College, University of London, and is the author of many books including The English Novel in History (1995), James Joyce (1996), Dumbstruck: A Cultural History of Ventriloquism (2000) and The Book of Skin (Reaktion, ... Read more
Reviews for Fly
'In Fly, Steven Connor undertakes the monumental task of acquainting a prejudiced public with the spectacular diversity of Diptera. The book is a tour de force of all manner of flies through both scientific and cultural lenses ... The illustrations are an unremitting delight the author has done a fantastic job of hunting down images ... Fly ... Read more