Coal
Nature and Culture
Seiten
2021
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-366-9 (ISBN)
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-366-9 (ISBN)
An engaging insight into the myriad ways coal has affected our lives.
While concerns about climate change have focused negative attention on the coal industry in recent years, as descendants of the industrial revolution we have all benefitted from the mining of the black seam. Coal has influenced significantly the course of human history and our social and natural environments. This book takes readers on a journey through the extraordinary artistic responses to coal, from its role in the works of writers such as Zola, Lawrence, and Orwell, to the way it inspired the work of painters including Turner, Monet and Van Gogh and the place of coal in film, song and folklore as well as the surprising allure of coal tourism. This strikingly illustrated book provides an engaging and informative insight into the myriad ways coal has affected our lives.
While concerns about climate change have focused negative attention on the coal industry in recent years, as descendants of the industrial revolution we have all benefitted from the mining of the black seam. Coal has influenced significantly the course of human history and our social and natural environments. This book takes readers on a journey through the extraordinary artistic responses to coal, from its role in the works of writers such as Zola, Lawrence, and Orwell, to the way it inspired the work of painters including Turner, Monet and Van Gogh and the place of coal in film, song and folklore as well as the surprising allure of coal tourism. This strikingly illustrated book provides an engaging and informative insight into the myriad ways coal has affected our lives.
Ralph Crane is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Tasmania. He has written or edited 25 books, including Cave: Nature and Culture (co-authored, Reaktion, 2015).
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.07.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Earth |
| Zusatzinfo | 100 illustrations, 65 in colour |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78914-366-7 / 1789143667 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78914-366-9 / 9781789143669 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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