Snail
This history of the snail shows it to be a much-maligned creature deserving of respect, rather than repugnance and hostility. The book details snail evolution, behavior and habitat, its use in gastronomy, medicine and the textile trade, as well as its occurrence in literature, art and popular culture.
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- Full title :Snail / Peter Williams.
Summary
This history of the snail shows it to be a much-maligned creature deserving of respect, rather than repugnance and hostility. The book details snail evolution, behavior and habitat, its use in gastronomy, medicine and the textile trade, as well as its occurrence in literature, art and popular culture.
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- Publication Date:2009.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Reaktion books
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:167 pages : : illustrations (chiefly color) ; : 19 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781861895288, 1861895283
- oclc:ocn318873219
- LC Classification:QL430.4
- Dewey Decimal:594.3
Table of Contents
Definitions and etymology -- 1. Our relationship with the snail -- 2. The quintessential snail -- 3. Sense and sensibility -- 4. A brief history of snails -- 5. Sex and the single snail -- 6. Garlic butter and ginger beer -- 7. Snail art -- 8. The snail reconsidered -- Timeline of the snail -- Appendix : the Ballad of the Veliger -- References -- Select bibliography -- Recipes -- Websites and associations -- Acknowledgements -- Photo acknowledgements -- Index.
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