| Dinosaurs Ever Evolving: The Changing Face of Prehistoric Animals in Popular Culture Contributor(s): Debus, Allen a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786499516 ISBN-13: 9780786499519 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures - Nature | Fossils - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 567.9 |
| LCCN: 2016021667 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 10" (1.30 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From their discovery in the 19th century to the dawn of the Nuclear Age, dinosaurs were seen in popular culture as ambassadors of the geological past and as icons of the life through time narrative of evolution. They took on a more foreboding character during the Cold War, serving as a warning to mankind with the advent of the hydrogen bomb. As fears of human extinction escalated during the ecological movement of the 1970s, dinosaurs communicated their metaphorical message of extinction, urging us from our destructive path. Using an eclectic variety of examples, this book outlines the three-fold evolution of dinosaurs and other prehistoric monsters in pop culture, from their poorly understood beginnings to the 21st century. |