Prehistoric Monsters : The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That We Love to Fear

Name: Prehistoric Monsters
Brand: McFarland & Co Inc
SKU: 9780786442812
Price: 5600 KES
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9780786442812

by Allen A. Debus

Book Details

Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0786442816

ISBN-13 9780786442812

Publisher McFarland & Co Inc

Imprint McFarland & Co Inc

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Dec 14th, 2009

Print length 340 Pages

Weight 435 grams

Dimensions 22.90 x 15.20 x 1.70 cms

Product Classification: Popular culture Popular culture Palaeontology

KSh 5,600.00

Currently unavailable 0 in stock

Delivery Location

County

Location

Delivery fee: Select location

Secure

Quality

Fast

Over centuries, discoveries of fossil bones spawned legends of mythological monsters such as giants and dragons. This study examines how these beasts morphed in the public imagination into mythical, powerful engines of destruction, taking their place in popular culture, film, and literature as symbols of 'lost worlds' where time stands still.

Over centuries, discoveries of fossil bones spawned legends of monsters such as giants and dragons. As the field of earth sciences matured during the 19th century, early fossilists gained understanding of prehistoric creatures such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus. This historical study examines how these genuine beasts morphed in the public imagination into mythical, powerful engines of destruction and harbingers of cataclysm, taking their place in popular culture, film, and literature as symbols of "lost worlds" where time stands still.

Get Prehistoric Monsters by Allen A. Debus at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by McFarland & Co Inc and it has 340 pages.