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005			20190729110351.0
008			140926s2015 enka b 001 0 eng d
015			_aGBB505794 _2bnb
020			_a9781780234311
020			_a1780234317
035			_a(OCoLC)891612779
040			_aBTCTA _beng _erda _cBTCTA _dBDX _dUKMGB _dYDXCP _dCDX _dOCLCO _dOCLCF _dNZHPC _dMZA _dOBE
050		4	_aGB601.3 _b.C73 2015
082	0	4	_a551.4/47 _223
100	1		_aCrane, Ralph J., _d1957-
245	1	0	_aCave / _cRalph Crane and Lisa Fletcher
246	1		_iSubtitle on cover : _aNature and culture
264		1	_aLondon, UK : _bReaktion Books, _c2015
300			_a222 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aEarth series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505	0		_aPreface -- What is a cave? -- Speaking of speleology -- Troglodytes and troglobites : living in the dark zone -- Cavers, potholers and spelunkers : exploring caves -- Monsters and magic : caves in mythology and folklore -- Visually rendered : the art of caves -- 'Caverns measureless to man' : caves in literature -- Sacred symbols : holy caves -- Extraordinary to behold : spectacular caves
520			_a"To enter a cave is to venture beyond the realm of the everyday and discover what lies beneath the earth's surface. From huge vaulted caverns to impassable water-filled passages, tiny remote pilgrimage sites to massive tourism enterprises, caves are sites of mystery. Dark spaces that remain largely unexplored, caves are astonishing wonders of nature and habitats for exotic flora and fauna. Cave investigates the natural and cultural history of caves and considers their impact on the human imagination and experience of the natural world. This book explores the long history of human interest with caves, across countries and continents, examining their dual role as spaces of wonder and fear. We encounter the adventurers and 'cave hunters' who pioneered cave science, and the explorers and cave divers still searching for new routes deep into the earth. This book examines the allure of the subterranean world, from caving to cave tourism, and its place in mythology, literature and art. This unique, lavishly illustrated book provides fascinating insight into cave systems and cave lore, the ecology and use of caves, and the extraordinary artistic responses earth's dark recesses have evoked over the centuries."--Page 2 of cover
650		0	_aCaves
650		0	_aCave ecology
650		0	_aSpelunkers
650		0	_aCaves in art
650		0	_aCaves in literature
650		0	_aCaves _xReligious aspects
700	1		_aFletcher, Lisa, _d1972-
830		0	_aEarth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))
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