000			02148cam a2200325Ii 4500
001			ocn834409956
003			OCoLC
005			20131212114457.0
008			130329s2013 enka b 001 0 eng d
016	7		_a016473233 _2Uk
020			_a9781780232010
020			_a1780232012
035			_a(OCoLC)834409956
040			_aBTCTA _beng _erda _cBTCTA _dUKMGB _dCDX _dYDXCP _dBDX _dCOO _dOCLCO _dUOK
050		4	_aSB
100	1		_aLucas, Susanne, _eauthor. _966905
245	1	0	_aBamboo / _cSusanne Lucas.
300			_a182 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c23 cm.
490	1		_aBotanical series (Reaktion Books (Firm))
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 162-172) and index.
520			_aWe 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, Bamboo is an interesting new take on a plant that is both very old and very new.
650		0	_aBamboo _xHistory. _93740
650		0	_aBamboo _xReligious aspects. _966906
650		0	_aBamboo products. _966907
830		0	_aBotanical series (Reaktion Books (Firm)) _966908
942			_2lcc
948			_hHELD BY WUY - 11 OTHER HOLDINGS
999			_c14904 _d14904