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300 a| 216 p. :b| ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ;c| 19 cm.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-201) and index.;

505 0 a| What is a lobster? -- Dissecting a bug -- Ancient, giant and plentiful -- Building a better lobster trap -- To boil or not to boil -- Lobster tales -- Feelers -- Timeline.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| Takes us on a journey through the history, biology, and culture of lobsters, including the creature's economic and environmental status worldwide. He describes the evolution of technologies to capture these creatures and addresses the ethics of boiling them alive. Along the way, King also explores the salacious lobster palaces of the 1920s, the animal's thousand-year status as an aphrodisiac, and how the lobster has inspired numerous artists, writers, and thinkers including Aristotle, Dickens, Thoreau, Dali, and Woody Allen.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Lobster / Richard J. King.

Author/creator	King, Richard J.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	London : Reaktion Books,
Description	216 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 19 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Lobsters. Lobster culture. Lobster fisheries. Cooking (Lobsters) Lobsters--Social aspects. Shellfish in art. Animals in literature. Human-animal relationships. Animals and civilization.

Series	Animal Animal (Reaktion Books) ^A794345
Contents	What is a lobster? -- Dissecting a bug -- Ancient, giant and plentiful -- Building a better lobster trap -- To boil or not to boil -- Lobster tales -- Feelers -- Timeline.
Abstract	Takes us on a journey through the history, biology, and culture of lobsters, including the creature's economic and environmental status worldwide. He describes the evolution of technologies to capture these creatures and addresses the ethics of boiling them alive. Along the way, King also explores the salacious lobster palaces of the 1920s, the animal's thousand-year status as an aphrodisiac, and how the lobster has inspired numerous artists, writers, and thinkers including Aristotle, Dickens, Thoreau, Dali, and Woody Allen.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-201) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012451004
ISBN	1861897952 (pbk.)
ISBN	9781861897954 (pbk.)

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