Camel (Animal) by Robert Irwin
By Robert Irwin
A special image of the desolate tract and the center East, the camel was unkindly defined as "half snake, part folding bedstead." yet within the eyes of many the camel is a creature of significant attractiveness. this is often most blatant within the Arab international, the place the camel has performed a valuable function within the historic improvement of Arabic society—where an complex vocabulary and huge literature were dedicated to it.
In Camel, Robert Irwin explores why the camel has interested such a lot of cultures, together with these cultivated in locales the place camels should not indigenous. the following, he lines the historical past of the camel from its origins thousands of years in the past to the current day, discussing such concerns of latest drawback because the plight of camel herders in Sudan's war-torn Darfur sector, the alarming raise within the inhabitants of feral camels in Australia, and the endangered prestige of the wild Bactrian in Mongolia and China. all through background, the camel has been favored around the world for its practicality, resilience, and mythical talents of survival. for that reason it's been featured within the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Poussin, Tiepolo, Flaubert, Kipling, and Rose Macaulay, between others. From East to West, Irwin's Camel is the 1st survey of its type to check the animal's function in society and historical past through the world.
not only for camel aficionados, this hugely illustrated booklet, containing over a hundred informative and strange photographs, is certain to entertain and tell someone attracted to this attention-grabbing and unique animal.
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