Sunflowers
Harris, Stephen A.2018
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From iconic paintings by Vincent van Gogh to their much-spat seeds at baseball games, the massive, golden blossoms of sunflowers have become a part of our literary and visual cultures and daily lives, inspiring artists and poets and used by advertisers to promote countless products. But sunflowers are only the most recognizable members of the world’s largest family of plants, Asteraceae, which includes lettuce, chrysanthemums, asters, dahlias, and weeds. And in this book, Stephen A. Harris unearths the extraordinary history of this entire sunflower bouquet. Unraveling the interplay between human cultures and the biology of these spectacular blooms over the last six thousand years.
Main title:
Sunflowers / by Stephen A. Harris.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2018.©2018
Collation:
240 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-231) and index.
Contents:
Amazing -- Varying -- Surviving -- Curing -- Feeding -- Profiting -- Influencing -- Civilizing -- Cultivating -- Appendix: Plant Names -- References -- Further Reading -- Associations and Websites -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
ISBN:
9781780239262 (hardback)
Dewey class:
583.983
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
356999
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 583.983 SUN | Available |