{"product_id":"swamp-anthony-wilson-9781780238449","title":"Swamp: Nature and Culture","description":"Throughout history, swamps have been idealized and demonized, purged and protected. Today, they are simultaneously considered metaphorical places of evil, pestilence, and death, and treasured as diverse biological ecosystems teeming with life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Covering not only swamps and bogs but also marshes and wetlands, \u003ci\u003eSwamp\u003c\/i\u003e ventures into the cultural and ecological histories of these mysterious, mythologized, and misunderstood landscapes. Anthony Wilson takes readers into swamps across the globe, 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, which have been used as energy sources for centuries. 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 swamps from the distant past to an uncertain future, \u003ci\u003eSwamps\u003c\/i\u003e provides an engaging, accessible, informative, and lavishly illustrated journey into these fascinating landscapes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780238444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780238449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018","brand":"Anthony Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937963147519,"sku":"9781780238449","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bdca600c-9d75-46eb-8ae5-25d6165bf270.jpg?v=1681432934","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swamp-anthony-wilson-9781780238449","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}