The Age of Wood
Our Most Useful Material and the Construction of Civilization
Published on 7. December 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-9821-1474-9 (ISBN)
Description
A scholarly and scientific examination of the unrecognized role of trees in the planet's ecosystem reveals wood's unexpected influence on human evolution, civilization, and the global economy.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
276 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-9821-1474-9 (9781982114749)
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E-Book
12/2020
1st Edition
Scribner
€13.84
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Person
Roland Ennos is a visiting professor of biological sciences at the University of Hull. He is the author of successful textbooks on plants, biomechanics, and statistics, and his popular book Trees, published by the Natural History Museum, is now in its third edition. He is also the author of The Age of Wood and The Science of Spin. He lives in England.