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Wilson, Anthony David, 1975- author.
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Swamps.
Swamps -- Social aspects.
Swamps -- Mythology.
Swamps in literature.
Bogs.
Marshes.
Wetlands.
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Swamp / Anthony Wilson.
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Wilson, Anthony David, 1975- author.
London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2018.
Subjects
Swamps.
Swamps -- Social aspects.
Swamps -- Mythology.
Swamps in literature.
Bogs.
Marshes.
Wetlands.
ISBN:
9781780238449 (paperback) :
1780238444 (paperback)
Series:
Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))
Description:
232 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
Contents:
Introduction : terra incognita -- Swamp as home : people of the swamps -- Swamp as quagmire : obstacle, trial and problem -- Swamp as horror : monsters, miasma and menace -- Swamp as spectacle : paradise, sanctuary, aesthetic object -- Postscript : paradise lost? : the swamps' uncertain future -- Appendix : an array of major world wetlands.
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"Throughout history, swamps have been idealized and demonized, purged and protected. They are considered places of evil, pestilence and death, but also diverse ecosystems teeming with life. They can be obstacles to development, and remnants of fading cultures. Distillations of pure wildness, with menacing morasses and fragile wetlands, swamps have fascinated, terrified, frustrated and sustained us throughout human history. From swamps and bogs to marshes and wetlands, Swamp ventures into the cultural and ecological histories of these mysterious, mythologized and misunderstood landscapes. It ranges from the freshwater marshes of Botswana's tremendous Okavango delta, to the notable swamps between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, to the peat bogs in Russia, the British Isles and Scandinavia. It explores ideas and representations of wetlands across centuries, cultures and continents, considering legend and folklore, mythology, literature, film and natural and cultural history. As it plumbs the murky depths of their complex relationship with people all over the world, from the distant past to uncertain future, Swamp provides an engaging, accessible, informative and lavishly illustrated journey into these fascinating, misunderstood and mysterious landscapes." --Publisher description.
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