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This definitive work by world-renowned bee authority Eva Crane offers a fascinating account of bees and their complex relations with both humans and animals. Comprehensive, absorbing, and lavishly illustrated, this scholarly, yet accessible volume explores how bees, honey and other bee products have been gathered and utilized throughout the world.
Beginning with the rock paintings of the Mesolithic cave dwellers, readers will learn about the variety of methods used by human beekeepers, the stratagems used by animal honey-hunters, and the multitude of products humans have derived from bees. The first in-depth book on the subject, the World History of Beekeeping and Honey-Hunting is the ultimate work on bees for scholars in biology and the life sciences, professional and amateur beekeepers, and anyone who is interested in bees or the collection of honey.
"The author, who was director of the International Bee Research Association for 35 years, provides extensive coverage of historical methodological information about bees, beekeeping, and honey. It is an excellent reference source with chapters about honey-storing insects throughout the world, the origins of hive beekeeping in ancient Egypt, controlling bees, drinks made from the fermentation of honey, and beeswax. Over 400 black-and-white drawings, diagrams, and woodcuts illustrate the book. This fascinating volume is a useful addition to all reference collections."--"Outstanding reference sources 2000", American Libraries, May 2000. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
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Zacharie Lemieux
reviewed The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting on January 03, 2020 The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting
Although I read almost half of "Animal Lessons" I greatly enjoyed what I did get through (chapters 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, so on Derrida, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty, Heidegger, and Kristeva). Yes, Oliver does have a highly repetitive writing style and there were times when I wished she would go more in-depth or even further beyond the material she was looking at, rather than simply backpeddaling and repeating her initial thesis-like thoughts to the reader. However, as someone who hasn't read most of these theorists directly, Oliver's writing style is highly accessible and the repetition does have a silver lining to it by helping to reinforce Oliver's thoughts. It's a good starting point and a great resource, although I was really surprised that Deleuze and Guattari were not included in here, whereas Derrida got two chapters, both an individual one and in pairing with Rousseau, so the selection criteria is a bit iffy and could have been better/more diverse (I similarly think of Elizabeth Grosz and Jane Bennett, who I believe also had some interesting things to say about animals, and the notable absence of Donna Harraway feels like a big oversight). So for those who, like me, don't have the solid background in the subject, "Animal Lessons" is a great place to start and an accessible entry point, though it's not entirely clear/self-guiding on where one might go from here.
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