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The Platypus and the Mermaid

And Other Figments of the Classifying Imagination

The Platypus and the Mermaid( )
Author: Ritvo, Harriet
Series title:Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
ISBN:978-0-674-67358-8
Publication Date:Oct 1998
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $65.95
Book Description:

Capturing the fervor of the Victorian age for classifying and categorizing, Ritvo depicts a complex of competing groups--naturalists and zoologists, farmers and showmen, butchers and artists--deploying rival schemes to impose order on nature.

Book Details
Pages:298
Detailed Subjects: Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Nature / Regional
Science / Life Sciences / Taxonomy
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.558 x 23.495 x 2.032 cm
Book Weight:0.473 Kilograms



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