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Lobster
- Title
- Lobster / Richard J. King.
- Author
- King, Richard Jackson, 1960-
- Publication
- London : Reaktion Books, 2011.
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- Description
- 216 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map; 19 cm.
- Summary
- Takes us on a journey through the history, biology, and culture of lobsters, including the creature's economic and environmental status worldwide. He describes the evolution of technologies to capture these creatures and addresses the ethics of boiling them alive. Along the way, King also explores the salacious lobster palaces of the 1920s, the animal's thousand-year status as an aphrodisiac, and how the lobster has inspired numerous artists, writers, and thinkers including Aristotle, Dickens, Thoreau, Dali, and Woody Allen.
- Series Statement
- Animal
- Uniform Title
- Animal (Reaktion Books)
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes web resources (p. 202-204).
- Contents
- What is a lobster? -- Dissecting a bug -- Ancient, giant and plentiful -- Building a better lobster trap -- To boil or not to boil -- Lobster tales -- Feelers -- Timeline.
- Call Number
- JSC 13-10
- ISBN
- 9781861897954 (pbk.)
- 1861897952 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 670480401
- Author
- King, Richard Jackson, 1960-
- Title
- Lobster / Richard J. King.
- Imprint
- London : Reaktion Books, 2011.
- Series
- AnimalAnimal (Reaktion Books)
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.Includes web resources (p. 202-204).
- Research Call Number
- JSC 13-10