The wood age : how one material shaped the whole of human history
Ennos, Roland2021
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This is a love-letter to the world's most vital and yet most threatened material. It is the story of how wood has shaped our human experience from the earliest foragers to the modern four poster bed. In a journey to appreciate how much wood matters - and has done since prehistory - Roland Ennos takes the reader chronologically through four key phases: the impact of wooded habits on the lives of primates; human emergence and the discoveries of fire and woodwork; wood's role in an environment both pre- and post-industrialisation; and lastly, the possible future of wood in an increasingly technologized world. In an original and essential investigation, The Wood Age challenges the traditional model of historical development - stone, bronze, iron and instead guide readers through a revealing and innovative wooded history of the world.
Main title:
Author:
Ennos, Roland, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2021.©2020
Collation:
xvi, 318 pages , 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-301) and index.
ISBN:
9780008318840 (pbk)9780008318840
Dewey class:
620.12
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
395061
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 620.12 ENN | Onloan - Due: 02 Oct 2024 |