{"product_id":"bamboo-susanne-lucas-9781780232010","title":"Bamboo","description":"\u003cb\u003eA natural and cultural history of this important and useful plant.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eBamboo\u003c\/i\u003e is an interesting new take on a plant that is both very old and very new.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susanne Lucas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780232012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780232010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.70d","brand":"Susanne Lucas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46334510825727,"sku":"9781780232010","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a09360d-b14f-4156-9c2e-96576a882fcb.jpg?v=1731467022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bamboo-susanne-lucas-9781780232010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}