Bamboo

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Plant Life, Plants
Cover of the book Bamboo by Susanne Lucas, Reaktion Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Susanne Lucas ISBN: 9781780232065
Publisher: Reaktion Books Publication: October 15, 2013
Imprint: Reaktion Books Language: English
Author: Susanne Lucas
ISBN: 9781780232065
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Publication: October 15, 2013
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Language: English

 We may think of bamboo only as a snack for cuddly panda bears, but we use the plant as food, clothing, paper, fabric, and shelter. Drawing on a vast array of sources, this book builds a complete picture of bamboo in both history and our modern world. Susanne Lucas shows how bamboo has always met the physical and spiritual requirements of humanity while at the same time being exploited by people everywhere.

 

Lucas describes how bamboo’s special characteristics, such as its ability to grow quickly and thus be an easily replaced resource, offers potential solutions to modern ecological dilemmas. She explores the vital role bamboo plays in the survival of many animals and ecosystems, as well as its use for some of the earliest books ever written, as the framework for houses, and for musical instruments. As modern research and technologies advance, she explains, bamboo use has increased dramatically—it can now be found in the filaments of light bulbs, airplanes, the reinforcements of concrete, and even bicycles. Filled with illustrations, Bamboo is an interesting new take on a plant that is both very old and very new.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

 We may think of bamboo only as a snack for cuddly panda bears, but we use the plant as food, clothing, paper, fabric, and shelter. Drawing on a vast array of sources, this book builds a complete picture of bamboo in both history and our modern world. Susanne Lucas shows how bamboo has always met the physical and spiritual requirements of humanity while at the same time being exploited by people everywhere.

 

Lucas describes how bamboo’s special characteristics, such as its ability to grow quickly and thus be an easily replaced resource, offers potential solutions to modern ecological dilemmas. She explores the vital role bamboo plays in the survival of many animals and ecosystems, as well as its use for some of the earliest books ever written, as the framework for houses, and for musical instruments. As modern research and technologies advance, she explains, bamboo use has increased dramatically—it can now be found in the filaments of light bulbs, airplanes, the reinforcements of concrete, and even bicycles. Filled with illustrations, Bamboo is an interesting new take on a plant that is both very old and very new.

More books from Reaktion Books

Cover of the book Theme Park by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book Seal by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book Virginia Woolf by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book Chair by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book Offal by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book Mapping the Middle East by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book A Story of Ruins by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book The Ocean at Home by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book Jupiter by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book Hyena by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book The Nazi, the Painter and the Forgotten Story of the SS Road by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book France by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book Tudoresque by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book Giraffe by Susanne Lucas
Cover of the book Beyond the Battlefield by Susanne Lucas
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy