Hollow Earth - The Long Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical

Informationen zum Autor David Standish is the author of The Art of Money and has written for Smithsonian, Audubon, Esquire, Outside, Travel & Leisure, Playboy , and Chicago magazine. He lives in Chicago. Klappentext This lavishly illustrated book traces the idea that the Earth has a hollow interior, which may contain strange lands, creatures, and civilizations, through centuries and cultures, exploring how each era's relationship to the notion of a hollow Earth has reflected its particular hopes, fears, and values.224 pp. Zusammenfassung A remarkable cultural history of what might exist under the Earth's surface-as reflected in mythology, religion, science, literature, and good old crackpottery

Product details

• Authors: David Standish, Standish David
• Publisher: Dacapo
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.08.2007
• EAN: 9780306815331
• ISBN: 978-0-306-81533-1
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, History of Ideas, HISTORY / Social History, Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge, Popular beliefs