Merpeople a human history / Vaughn Scribner.
| Author/creator | Scribner, Vaughn |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2020. |
| Description | 318 pages : illustrations (black and white, and color), maps (black and white, and color) ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Credo Reference Academic Core |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Medieval monsters -- New worlds, new wonders -- Enlightened experiments -- Freakshows and fantasies -- Modern mermaids -- Into global waters -- Conclusion: Tail-ending. |
| Abstract | "Humans have been fascinated by merpeople since ancient times. From the sirens of Homer's Odyssey to Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid and the film Splash (1984), myths, stories, and legends of half-human, half-fish creatures abound. In Merpeople: A Human History, Vaughn Scribner traces the long history of mermaids and mermen, taking in a wide variety of sources and using 117 striking images. From film to philosophy, church halls to coffee houses, ancient myth to modern science, Scribner shows that mermaids are--and always have been--everywhere."--book jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781789143133 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020416530 |
| ISBN | 1789143144 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781789143140 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |