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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)

Subject

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

Animal

Animal (Reaktion Books)

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes web resources (p. 202-204).

Research Call Number

JSC 13-10

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