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Joachim Radkau - Wood: A History - 9780745646886 - V9780745646886
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Wood: A History

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Description for Wood: A History Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 738.

Ötzi the iceman could not do without wood when he was climbing his Alpine glacier, nor could medieval cathedral-builders or today's construction companies. From time immemorial, the skill of the human hand has developed by working wood, so much so that we might say that the handling of wood is a basic element in the history of the human body. The fear of a future wood famine became a panic in the 18th century and sparked the beginnings of modern environmentalism.

This book traces the cultural history of wood and offers a highly original account of the connection between the ... Read more

Wide-ranging and accessible, this rich historical analysis of one of our most cherished natural resources will find a wide readership.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745646886
SKU
V9780745646886
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Joachim Radkau
Joachim Radkau is professor of modern history at Bielefeld University.

Reviews for Wood: A History
"Wood is masterful scholarship. I recommend it with admiration." Environmental History "An ambitious feat which has been very well researched and nicely written. It is an academic cover-to-cover read, but Radkau's enthusiasm for the subject and accessible delivery will draw readers in; it has the potential to appeal to the general reader as well as the academic." Newsletter of ... Read more

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