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Bees in America : how the honey bee shaped a nation /
"Queen Bee," "busy as a bee," and "the land of milk and honey" are expressions that permeate the language within American culture. Music, movies, art, advertising, poetry, children's books, and literature all incorporate the dynamic image of the tiny, industrious h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Queen Bee," "busy as a bee," and "the land of milk and honey" are expressions that permeate the language within American culture. Music, movies, art, advertising, poetry, children's books, and literature all incorporate the dynamic image of the tiny, industrious honey bee into our popular imagination. Honey bees-and the values associated with them-have influenced American values for four centuries. Bees and beekeepers have represented order and stability in a country without a national religion, political party, language, or family structure. Bees in America is an enlightening cultural histo |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 333 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-316) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813172063 0813137721 9780813172064 9780813137728 1282976257 9781282976252 9786612976254 661297625X |