Shark (Reaktion Books - Animal)
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Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8631491M
- ISBN-139781861893253
- ISBN-101861893256
- OCLC Control Number85692084
- OCLC Control Numbersharkreaktionboo00craw
and 2 more
- Goodreads2277300
- LibraryThing5809302
Classifications
- LCCQL6389
Description
In Shark, Dean Crawford explores the natural and cultural history of a creature that has a prominent place in human religion, mythology and imagination. He analyses the ways that the shark has been sensationalised in literature and film, as well as how it looms large in our psyche, inspiring fear and fascination in equal measure, and how our emotional responses have encouraged the commercial and recreational slaughter of shark species. He also looks at sharks in religion and mythology; in history and legend; representations and misrepresentations in art and literature; as image (a symbol, for example, of lawyers); the world-wide slaughter of sharks for no real reason apart from fear; and concludes with a plea for shark conservation. Ultimately, Shark is a celebration of a beautiful animal ideally adapted to its environment.
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