The Tulip - The Story of a Flower That Has Made Men Mad (Hardcover)

A revised and updated edition of the internationally bestselling classic Anna Pavord's now classic, internationally bestselling sensation, The Tulip, is not a gardening book. It is the story of a flower that has driven men mad. Greed, desire, anguish and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the worldwide phenomenon it is today. No other flower carries so much baggage; it charts political upheavals, illuminates social behaviour, mirrors economic booms and busts, plots the ebb and flow of religious persecution. Why did the tulip dominate so many lives through so many centuries in so many countries? Anna Pavord, a self-confessed tulipomaniac, spent six years looking for answers, roaming through eastern Turkey and Central Asia to tell how a humble wild flower made its way along the Silk Road and eventually took the whole of Western Europe by storm. Sumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources, this irresistible volume has become a bible, a unique source book, a universal gift and a joy to all who possess it. This beautifully redesigned edition features a new Preface by the author, a revised listing of the best varieties of this incomparable flower to choose for your garden and a reorganised listing of tulip species to reflect the latest thinking by taxonomists.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2019
Authors:	Anna Pavord
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	480
ISBN-13:	978-1-5266-0268-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Flowers Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Flowers
LSN:	1-5266-0268-7
Barcode:	9781526602688

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