The Return of the Cane: A Natural History of the Walking Stick

Gerard J. van den Broek

ISBN 10: 9057270501 / ISBN 13: 9789057270505

Verlag: International Books, 2007

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Inhaltsangabe:

Much more than a study of walking sticks as antiques and collectibles, this fascinating book also explores the myths and symbols associated with sticks and canes. Noting that apes use sticks as tools, to humans the stick is also a form of power. Batons, clubs, dueling sticks, scepters, staffs, and magic wands are cited and discussed showing the ancient association of sticks with authority, piety, strength, wisdom, and the supernatural; a chapter is devoted to famous canes in history and literature; and photographs and illustrations throughout present canes of various woods, decoration, and rarity.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Gerard J. van den Broek is an anthropologist, the director of an agency of the Interior Ministry of the Netherlands, and an independent communications consultant. He is the editor of Fieldwork: Sketches of Jac L. Jongsma 1893?1926 and the coeditor of The Expert Sign: Semiotics of Culture.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Return of the Cane: A Natural History of...
Verlag: International Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: As New
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