Code: 04307013

Camel

Name: Camel
Brand: Reaktion Books
SKU: 04307013
Price: 17.44 EUR
Availability: BackOrder

by Irwin Robert

Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 232
Publisher: Reaktion Books, 2010
More about this

17.44 €

RRP: 21.37 €

You save 3.93 €

Availability:

50/50

We think title might be available. Upon your order we will do our best to get it within 6 weeks.
We search the world

Availability alert

Add to wishlist

Cetacean Paleobiology
85.51 €
Buy
Voyages of Discovery
20.38 € -28 %
Buy
Here on Earth
17.64 € -22 %
Buy
Dynasties
33.47 € -27 %
Buy
Reptiles: A Very Short Introduction
11.55 € -11 %
Buy
Palaeoartist's Handbook
27.08 € -24 %
Buy
Floating Egg
19.37 € -28 %
Buy
King of the Dinosaur Hunters
28.50 € -20 %
Buy
Canids of the World
27.08 € -12 %
Buy
Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved
22.10 € -4 %
Buy
Zookeeping
125.17 €
Buy
Seismosaurus
102.24 €
Buy
Dawn of the Dinosaur Age
45.64 € -16 %
Buy
O mravencích a lidech
13.08 € -6 %
Buy
Zelené dějiny světa
16.63 € -7 %
Buy
Je planeta Země už plná?
12.97 € -17 %
Buy
Leonardo da Vinci
22.92 € -31 %
Buy
Biology and Breeding of Camels
179.44 €
Buy
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Box Set)
81.96 € -25 %
Buy
Together We Rot
19.47 € -4 %
Buy
You Don't Have a Shot
16.42 € -22 %
Buy
Car Book
26.57 € -16 %
Buy
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol.1
25.35 € -28 %
Buy
Secret Race
10.34 € -28 %
Buy
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1
28.80 € -19 %
Buy
Runaway Species
16.93 €
Buy
Miniature Internal Combustion Engines
38.03 € -9 %
Buy
New Europe 1933-1945
38.84 € -17 %
Buy
It Is What It Is
16.53 € -22 %
Buy
Ra Material: Book Three
17.54 € -3 %
Buy
Foundations of Ultra-Precision Mechanism Design
227.53 €
Buy
T-72 Main Battle Tank 1974-93
16.73 € -10 %
Buy
Tiger
10.95 € -26 %
Buy
Klassik Komix: Ridiculous Redneck Ravings
11.66 €
Buy
World-Systems Analysis
20.38 € -18 %
Buy

Give this book as a present today

Order book and choose Gift Order.
We will send you book gift voucher at once. You can give it out to anyone.
Book will be send to donee, nothing more to care about.

Book gift voucher sample Read more

Availability alert

We will watch availability for you

Enter your e-mail address and once book will be available,
we will send you a message. It's that simple.

You get 43 loyalty points

Book synopsis

A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as half snake, half folding bedstead. But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great beauty. This is most evident in the Arab world, where the camel has played a central role in the historical development of Arabic society. Beauty pageants are still held for camels in some Arabic countries, and an elaborate vocabulary and extensive literature have been devoted to them. In "Camel", Robert Irwin explores why the camel has fascinated so many cultures, including those in places where camels are not indigenous. He traces the history of the camel from its origins millions of years ago to the present day, discussing such matters of contemporary concern as the plight of camel herders in the Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, the alarming increase in the population of feral camels in Australia, and the endangered status of the wild Bactrian in Mongolia and China. Throughout history, the camel has been appreciated worldwide for its practicality, resilience and legendary abilities of survival. As a result it has been featured in the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Poussin, Tiepolo, Flaubert, Kipling and Rose Macaulay, among others. From East to West, Irwin's "Camel" is the first survey of its kind to examine the animal's role in society and history throughout the world. Not just for camel aficionados, this highly illustrated book is sure to entertain and inform anyone interested in this fascinating and exotic animal.