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BL
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855443
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| Main Entry
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Gray, Fred
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| Title & Author
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Palm /\ Fred Gray.
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| Publication Statement
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London, UK :: Reaktion Books Ltd,, 2018.
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, ©2018
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| Series Statement
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Reaktion's botanical series
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| Page. NO
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228 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color) ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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1780239173
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: 9781780239170
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-216) and index.
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| Contents
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The Prince of Plants -- Dissecting the Giant Herb -- The Civilizing Date -- Western Discovery -- Empire and Utility -- Of Tigers, Plantations and Instant Noodles -- The Ornamental Palm -- Captive Performer -- Abstractions and Fantasies -- Timeline.
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| Abstract
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"In the superbly illustrated, similarly extraordinary Palm, Fred Gray portrays the immense cultural and historical significance of these iconic and controversial plants, unfurling a tale as long and beguiling as their bladed fronds"--Publisher.
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Palmen, ...
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Human ecology-- History.
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Human-plant relationships.
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Landscape gardening-- History.
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Nature-- Effect of human beings on.
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Palm oil industry-- Environmental aspects.
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Palms in art.
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Palms in literature.
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Palms, Pictorial works.
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Palms.
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Plants and civilization.
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Human ecology.
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Human-plant relationships.
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Kultur
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Landscape gardening.
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Nature-- Effect of human beings on.
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Palms in art.
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Palms in literature.
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Palms.
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Plants and civilization.
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| Dewey Classification
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584/.5
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| LC Classification
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QK495.P17G739 2018
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