Amber
From Antiquity to Eternity
Rachel King
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
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Amber
From Antiquity to Eternity
Rachel King
Ă propos de ce livre
Spanning centuries and continents, a beautifully illustrated history of humanity's enduring enthrallment with a seemingly banal substance: petrified tree sap, or amber. Amber: From Antiquity to Eternity is a history of human engagement with amber across three millennia. The book vividly describes our conceptions, stories, and political and scholarly disputes about amber, as well as issues of national and personal identity, religion, art, literature, music, and science. Rachel King rewrites amber's history for the twenty-first century, tackling thorny ethical and moral questions regarding humanity's relationship with amber in the past, as well our connection with it today. With the Earth facing unprecedented challenges, amberâthe natural time capsule, and preserver of key information about the planet's evolutional historyâpromises to offer invaluable insights into what comes next.