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Bezig met laden... Butterfly People: An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World (editie 2013)door William R. Leach (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Not many will disagree that appearance wise, butterflies are amongst the most beautiful creatures on the planet. But unfortunately, what becomes clear in this book is just how ugly we, as a species can be. I was captivated by the cover of this book and read it hoping to gain a further appreciation for butterflies than I already had. And while I did learn some fascinating facts and and gained some interesting new insights about butterflies, for the most part I was disappointed with this book. The book is titled Butterfly People, and thusly and sadly, so much of this book is about the petty infighting, backstabbing, double-crossing, downright malicious, manner in which the leading Lepidopterists of the day treated each other. A book that could have focused on the beauty of butterflies instead turned into treatise on just how ugly homo sapiens can be. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:With 32 pages of full-color inserts and black-and-white illustrations throughout. From one of our most highly regarded historians, here is an original and engrossing chronicle of nineteenth-century America's infatuation with butterflies, and the story of the naturalists who unveiled the mysteries of their existence. A product of William Leach's lifelong love of butterflies, this engaging and elegantly illustrated history shows how Americans from all walks of life passionately pursued butterflies, and how through their discoveries and observations they transformed the character of natural history. Leach focuses on the correspondence and scientific writings of half a dozen pioneering lepidopterists who traveled across the country and throughout the world, collecting and studying unknown and exotic species. In a book as full of life as the subjects themselves and foregrounding a collecting culture now on the brink of vanishing, Leach reveals how the beauty of butterflies led Americans into a deeper understanding of the natural world. He shows, too, that the country's enthusiasm for butterflies occurred at the very moment that another form of beauty—the technological and industrial objects being displayed at world's fairs and commercial shows—was emerging, and that Americans' attraction to this new beauty would eventually, and at great cost, take precedence over nature in general and butterflies in particular. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)595.78Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Arthropoda Insects: Insecta, Hexapoda Lepidoptera: butterflies, mothsLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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