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Bamboo (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R588
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Bamboo (Hardcover)
Series: Botanical
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Loot Price R588
Discovery Miles 5 880
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Bamboo has an unparalleled history; it is very old, and at the same
time very new. Bamboo extends far beyond the boundaries of most
plants - it is distributed widely throughout the world, and is
utilized by hundreds of millions of people in a great number of
ways. Through its myriad uses as food, clothing, paper and shelter,
bamboo has met the physical and spiritual requirements of humanity
since the earliest times. It is believed that the first books were
written on bamboo, and there is evidence that it was used by humans
more than 5,000 years ago for the framework of housing as well as
musical instruments. It also occurs in the creation beliefs of
cultures across the globe. Bamboo plays a vital role in the
survival of many animals and ecosystems as well as having unique
characteristics, offering potential solutions to modern ecological
dilemmas - it grows extremely quickly, for example, making it an
easily renewable resource. With the advent of modern research and
technologies, the use of bamboo has increased dramatically,
elevating its importance to human society - it can now be found in
the filaments of light bulbs, the skins of airplanes and the
reinforcements of concrete. Bamboo is even a new material for
today's modern bicycles. This book draws on a vast array of sources
to build a complete picture of bamboo in both history and our
modern world.
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