Tag archieven: Reaktion Books

Afrika, Afrikaanse geschiedenis, Ethiopië

Steven Kaplan – The Ethiopians

Steven Kaplan The Ethiopians review, recensie en informatie nieuw geschiedenisboek over Ethiopië in de reeks lost Civilizations. Op 1 september 2025 verschijnt het boek over de geschiedenis van de Ethiopiers geschreven door Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Science, Steven Kaplan. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het geschiedenisboek, de auteur en over de uitgave. De Nederlandse vertaling van het boek met als titel De Ethiopiërs verschijnt in oktober bij Uitgeverij Omniboek.

Steven Kaplan The Ethiopians review en recensie

  • “The Ethiopians provides a truly revelatory overview of Ethiopia until 1500 that spans epochs and disciplines. Steven Kaplan artfully synthesizes recent research about the Ethiopian past, simultaneously narrating both new historical perspectives and shaping a critical historiography.” (Kay Kaufman Shelemay, Harvard University)

Steven Kaplan The Ethiopians

The Ethiopians

  • Auteur: Steven Kaplan 
  • Soort boek: Ethiopische geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Reeks: Lost Civilizations
  • Verschijnt: 1 september 2025
  • Omvang: 208 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 18,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de geschiedenis van de Ethiopiërs van Steven Kaplan

A fresh perspective on Ethiopian history, architecture and culture from ancient times to 1500.

Ethiopia has captured the imagination of observers since ancient times. This book provides a fresh perspective on Ethiopian history up to 1500, beginning with the Aksumite civilization at the start of the Common Era. It revisits famous stories like the legend of the Queen of Sheba, examines the rise and fall of Aksum, explores the role of Muslims and Islam in Ethiopian society and highlights the architectural wonders of Lalibela’s rock-hewn churches.

Focusing on the Golden Age of the early Solomonic rulers, the book incorporates the most recent scholarship to present a clearer and more nuanced understanding of this rich history. Cogently written for a general readership, it is also a valuable resource for African Studies.

De Nederlandse vertaling van het boek met als titel De Ethiopiërs verschijnt in oktober bij Uitgeverij Omniboek.

Steven Kaplan is an Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. For over 35 years he taught African Studies and Comparative Religion at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His books include Ethiopia: History, Culture and Challenges (co-editor, 2017).

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Geschiedenisboeken, Griekenland, Oudheid, Romeinen

Damien Stone – The Secret Sacret

Damien Stone The Secret Sacret review, recensie en informatie boek over mysteriecultus in het oude Griekenland en bij de Romeinen. Op 1 september 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek van Damien Stone, de Australische archeoloog en schrijver over de mysteriecultus in de Griekse en Romeinse Oudheid. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het geschiedenisboek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Damien Stone The Secret Sacret review en recensie

  • “A fresh, wide-ranging, and accessible account of one of the most fascinating and under-studied aspects of Greco-Roman religion, drawing on both literary and material evidence. Richly illustrated and thoroughly up to date, this engaging study offers readers a compelling glimpse beyond the well-known aspects of official Greek and Roman religion, revealing a more personal dimension of how the ancient Greeks and Romans encountered the supernatural.” (Julia Kindt, Professor of Ancient History, The University of Sydney)
  • “In this clearly written, well-illustrated and engaging book, Damien Stone pulls together hints in ancient texts, imagery, and archaeological remains to give insight into one of the more intriguing aspects of life in the Greco-Roman past, the “mystery cults” whose practices and teaching were known only to the initiates.” (Margaret C. Miller, Emerita Professor of Classical Archaeology, The University of Sydney)

Damien Stone The Secret Sacret

The Secret Sacret

Mystery Cults in Ancient Greece and Rome

  • Auteur: Damien Stone (Australië)
  • Soort boek: mysteriecultus in de Griekse en Romeinse oudheid
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 september 2025
  • Omvang: 216 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 18,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek van Damien Stone  over Griekse en Romeinse mysteriecultus

A lively account of the concealed faiths of the ancient world.

The Secret Sacredexplores the hidden religious practices of the classical world. These cults, shrouded in secrecy, promised initiates a transformative afterlife. While many rituals remain mysterious, artworks and historical texts provide glimpses of their underlying beliefs.

The book examines Greco-Roman religious traditions and their divergence into mystery cults, including Bacchic ceremonies depicted in frescoes, Orphic gold tablets guiding souls in the underworld and the Eleusinian Mysteries celebrating Demeter and Persephone’s cycle of rebirth. Eastern deities like Mithras, Isis and Cybele also feature in the cults discussed. The possible influence of mystery religions on early Christianity is also explored, drawing parallels with modern-day beliefs. Featuring the most recent archaeological discoveries and stunning museum artefacts, this is a lively account of the concealed faiths of the ancient world.

Damien Stone is an archaeologist who lives in Sydney, Australia. His books include The Hittites (Reaktion Books, 2023).

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Biografie, Filosofie, Filosoof, Frankrijk

Emmanuelle Fantin & Bran Nicol – Jean Baudrillard biografie

Emmanuelle Fantin & Bran Nicol Jean Baudrillard biografie recensie en review van het boek over de Franse filosoof en socioloog. Op 1 september 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books in de reeks Critical Lives de biografie van Jean Baudrillard, de socioloog en filosoof uit Frankrijk. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Emmanuelle Fantin & Bran Nicol Jean Baudrillard biografie recensie en review

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van de biografie van Jean Baudrillard, geschreven door Emmanuelle Fantin en Bran Nicol, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Emmanuelle Fantin & Bran Nicol Jean Baudrillard biografie

Jean Baudrillard

  • Auteurs: Emmanuelle Fantin, Bran Nicol
  • Soort boek: biografie van de Franse filosoof
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 september 2025
  • Omvang: 184 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 12,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de biografie van Jean Baudrillard de Franse filosoof, socioloog

Provides new insights into the influential, yet enigmatic intellectual Jean Baudrillard.

Jean Baudrillard, once hailed as a ‘historian of the future’, remains a vital figure for understanding modern life. Famous for ideas like ‘simulation’ and the ‘hyperreal’, linked to postmodernism and The Matrix, Baudrillard was both celebrated and controversial, known for bold pronouncements about events like the Gulf War and 9/11. Yet the man himself was enigmatic, leading a public life while remaining personally elusive.

This first biography in English explores Baudrillard’s life and work, tracing his journey from the early years and French intellectual prominence to his global influence as a thinker, photographer and public intellectual. Using newly uncovered material, it provides fresh insights into his major works and ideas, offering readers a clear guide to his singular, uncompromising philosophy.

Jean Baudrillard werd op 27 juli 1929 in Reims, Frankrijk geboren. Hij studeerde Duits aan de Sorbonne en gaf op verschillende middelbare scholen in Frankrijk les in deze taal. In 1965 startte hij met de studie sociologie. In 1968 stopte met lesgeven en zette zich aan het schrijven van een doctorale studie over de sociologie van het dagelijkse leven. Tijdens de studentenopstand in mei 1968 was hij een van de leidende figuren op de achtergrond. in 1970 publiceerde hij het spraakmakende boek La Societé de consommation (De consumptiemaatschappij) waarna nog enige tientallen publicaties zouden volgen. Op 6 maart 2007 overlijdt hij in Parijs aan de golgen van kanker. Hij werd 77 jaar oud.

Emmanuelle Fantin is Associate Professor in Communication and Media Studies at Sorbonne Université. Her books include Le livre dont Jean Baudrillard est le héros (with Camille Zéhenne, 2023).

Bran Nicol is Professor of English Literature at the University of Surrey. His books include The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodern Fiction (2009).

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Biografie, Duitse schrijver

Ritchie Robertson – E.T.A. Hoffmann biografie

Ritchie Robertson E.T.A. Hoffmann biografie recensie, review en informatie boek over de Duitse schrijver, componist en dirigent. Op 1 september 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books in  de reeks Critical Lives de biografie van E.T.A. Hofmann, de schrijver en componist uit Duitsland. De biografie is geschreven door Ritchie Robertson. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling verkrijgbaar.

Ritchie Robertson E.T.A. Hoffmann biografie recensie en review

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van de biografie van E.T.A. Hoffman, geschreven door Ritchie Robertson, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Ritchie Robertson E.T.A. Hoffmann biografie

E.T.A. Hoffmann

  • Auteur: Ritchie Robertson (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: biografie van E.T.A. Hoffmann
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Reeks: Critical Lives
  • Verschijnt: 1 september 2025
  • Omvang: 160 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 12,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de biografie van E.T.A. Hoffmann de Duise schrijver en componist

A revealing portrait of Romantic writer, composer and public figure E.T.A. Hoffmann.

E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776–1822) is celebrated for his supernatural fiction such as ‘The Sandman’ as well as his musical achievements, notably the opera Undine. This book offers a concise yet comprehensive introduction to Hoffmann as a Romantic writer, composer and public figure. It follows his life as a lawyer, theatre director and senior judge in Berlin, where he clashed with authorities over their persecution of student radicals. Drawing on Hoffmann’s personal writings and contemporary recollections, it also highlights how historical events like Napoleon’s invasion disrupted his career. By combining his literary and musical contributions, the book presents Hoffmann as a multifaceted artist whose inventiveness, both comic and spine-chilling, remain influential today.

Ritchie Robertson was born in 1952. He is a Fellow of the Queen’s College, Oxford, and Emeritus Schwarz-Taylor Professor of German at the University of Oxford. His books include Friedrich Nietzsche (Reaktion Books, 2022) and German Political Tragedy: The Machiavellian Plot and the Necessary Crime (2024).

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Biografie, Nieuw-Zeeland, Nieuw-Zeelandse schrijfster

Gerri Kimber – Katherine Mansfield biografie

Gerri Kimber Katherine Mansfield biografie review, recensie en informatie van het boek over de Nieuw-Zeelandse schrijfster. Op 1 november 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books de biografie van Katherine Mansfield. Het boek is geschreven door Gerri Kimber. Een Nederlandse vertaling van de biografie is niet verkrijgbaar.

Gerri Kimber Katherine Mansfield biografie review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Katherine Mansfield, A Hidden Life, geschreven door Gerri Kimber, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Gerri Kimber Katherine Mansfield Biografie

Katherine Mansfield

A Hidden Life

  • Auteur: Gerri Kimber
  • Soort boek: biografie van Katherine Mansfield
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 november 2025
  • Omvang: 336 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 20,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de biografie van Katherine Mansfield de Nieuw-Zeelandse schrijfster

The life and work of Katherine Mansfield, one of literary modernism’s most significant writers.

This biography explores the life and work of Katherine Mansfield, one of literary modernism’s most significant writers. On the fringes of Bloomsbury, and friends with D. H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, T. S. Eliot and many others, Mansfield was at the heart of literary London at its most experimental. By the time of her death in 1923, aged just 34, she had broken boundaries and created new ways of writing that led her literary sparring partner Virginia Woolf to later admit that Mansfield’s ‘was the only writing I was ever jealous of’. Based on compelling new research, Gerri Kimber challenges previous conceptions surrounding the author’s life, uncovers friendships and relationships formerly barely acknowledged and offers innovative readings of Mansfield’s most celebrated stories.

Gerri Kimber is Visiting Professor in the Department of English at the University of Northampton. She was president of the Katherine Mansfield Society for ten years (2010–20) and has published extensively on Mansfield’s life and work.

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Afghanistan, Geschiedenisboeken

Warwick Ball – Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan

Warwick Ball Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan recensie, review en informatie geschiedenis boek van de vroegste tijden tot de Mongoolse verovering. Op 1 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek van Warwick Ball over de geschiedenis van Afghanistan. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Warwick Ball Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan recensie en review

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, review of recensie verschijnt van Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan, geschreven door de Britse archeoloog en schrijver Warwick Ball, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht.

Warwick Ball Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan

Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan

From the Earliest Times to the Mongol Conquest

  • Auteur: Warwick Ball (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: geschiedenis van Afghanistan
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 304 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 29,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over oude beschavingen van Afghanistan

A beautifully illustrated exploration of Afghanistan’s ancient cities, temples and monuments.

Afghanistan, at the meeting place of the Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Central Asia, holds a key place in the spread of ancient civilizations. Its remarkable cultural heritage includes the Bronze Age Helmand civilization, the Greek kingdom of Bactria, the Kushan Empire and the Ghaznavid Empire – yet much of its history remains unknown to a general audience. This beautifully illustrated book unveils Afghanistan’s ancient cities, temples, stupas, monasteries and other monuments set against breathtaking landscapes, presenting them to a wider audience. Incorporating the latest research and discoveries, it is a captivating journey through Afghanistan’s rich antiquities, brought to life with the author’s vivid, full-colour photographs.

Warwick Ball is an archaeologist and author who spent over twenty years carrying out excavations, architectural studies and monumental restoration throughout the Middle East. He is the author of many books on the history and archaeology of the region including The Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan (revised edn, 2019).

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Biografie, Geschiedenisboeken, Japan, Japanse geschiedenis

Frederik Cryns – In the Service of the Shogun

Frederik Cryns In the Service of the Shogun review, recensie en informatie boek en biografie met ware verhaal van William Adams. Op 1 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek van de Vlaamse historicus, Japankenner hoogleraar Japanse geschiedenis aan het International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar van het boek.

Frederik Cryns In the Service of the Shogun review en recensie

  • “In the Service of the Shogun . . . is an exhaustively researched work based on a wide collection of primary sources, including letters written by Adams, as well as official journals, diaries and documents – among them Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. Students of Japanese history and culture owe Mr. Cryns a debt of gratitude for this impressive achievement.” (Wall Street Journal)
  • “In the Service of the Shogun, a biography by Frederik Cryns subtitled as The Real Story of William Adams. Most readers know Adams as the inspiration for James Clavell’s novel Shogun. Adams’s experiences are such that one wonders why Clavell even bothered fictionalizing them: Five ships set off from Holland in 1598, but after 19 months at sea, only one ship remained and only nine men survived to set foot on Japanese soil. Arrested as pirates and sentenced to death, Adams somehow rose to be a trusted advisor of military leader Tokugawa Ieyasu.” (Japan Times)

Frederik Cryns In the Service of the Shogun

In the Service of the Shogun

The Real Story of William Adams

  • Auteur: Frederik Cryns (België)
  • Soort boek: Japanse geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engesl
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 232 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 10,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over William Adams, een Engelsman in dienst van de Shogun

The extraordinary story of William Adams, the real-life inspiration for the TV series Shōgun.

In 1600 English helmsman William Adams washed ashore in Japan and was interrogated by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japan’s most powerful warlord and soon-to-be shogun. Far from executing Adams as a pirate, Ieyasu made him one of his most trusted advisers. This biography traces Adams’s rise from humble pilot to a position of immense influence in Japan’s foreign relations. It unravels the subsequent diplomatic manoeuvres of the Western powers in the shogun’s empire, and Adams’s eventual downfall.

This is the first full biography of Adams based on original Dutch, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese sources, and includes much previously unknown information. Frederik Cryns tells the authentic story of Adams’s chequered life in its historical context, taking us on a compelling journey into Adams’s complex inner feelings and cosmopolitan heart.

Frederik Cryns was born in Antwerp, Belgium. He is Professor of Japanese History at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan. He is the author of several bestselling books in Japanese on the early interaction of the Western world with Japan. In addition to his academic work, Frederik appears regularly on Japanese television history programmes and supervised the historical aspects of the television series Shōgun (2024).

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Biografie, Filosofie, Filosoof, Romeinen

William O. Stephens – Marcus Aurelius

William O. Stephens Marcus Aurelius review, recensie en informatie over de inhoud van het boek over de Romeinse koning en filosoof. Op 1 oktober 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het nieuwe boek over Marcus Aurelius. Het boek is geschreven door de Amerikaanse filosoof William O. Stephens. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

William O. Stephens Marcus Aurelius review en recensie

  • “This is a rich and well-balanced account of the life and times of one of the most fascinating figures of ancient Rome. Stephens presents Marcus Aurelius in all his human imperfection as he navigates the challenges of war, plague, insurrection, bereavement, and social unrest. A fascinating read for anyone interested in Roman history or Stoic philosophy.” (John Sellars, Reader in the History of Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London)

William O. Stephens Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

Philosopher-King

  • Auteur: William O. Stephens (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: biografie, filosofieboek
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Reeks: Great Lives of the Ancient World
  • Verschijnt: 1 oktober 2025
  • Omvang: 232 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 15,95
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst boek over de Romeinse filosoof-koning Marcus Aurelius

The gripping life, times, thought and legacy of Stoic emperor Marcus Aurelius.

This book guides us through the fascinating life and writings of Marcus Aurelius, the only Roman emperor celebrated for centuries for his decency and earnest Stoic philosophy. Philosopher William O. Stephens explores Marcus’ reluctant rise to power, his marriage and his efforts to mould his son into a successor. He examines Marcus’ Stoic tenets as he describes the struggles of dealing with a fifteen-year pandemic, the betrayal of a trusted general, social upheaval centred on a new ‘superstition’ – Christianity – and how Marcus’ determination to stabilize the empire’s borders met with strife, broken treaties and protracted wars. This gripping narrative of Marcus’ life, times and thought, as well as his complex legacy, will appeal to all those interested in Roman history as well as to aspiring Stoics.

William O. Stephens is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Creighton University. His books include Epictetus’s Encheiridion: A New Translation and Guide to Stoic Ethics (with Scott Aikin, 2023) and Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed (2012).

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Engelse geschiedenis, Geschiedenisboeken, Middeleeuwen

Heather Blurton – Richard the Lionheart

Heather Blurton Richard the Lionheart review, recensie en informatie boek over Middeleeuwse koning van Engeland in het leven en in de legende. Op 1 november 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek over koning Richard Leeuwenhart, geschreven door historicus Heather Blurton. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Heather Blurton Richard the Lionheart review en recensie

  • “Heather Blurton takes her reader on an enthralling journey through Richard the Lionheart’s many lives. She is a lyrical and sure-footed guide to this most mercurial of medieval figures whose image and reputation, as Blurton incisively shows, were being crafted even in his own short lifetime.” (Anthony Bale, Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature, University of Cambridge)
  • “Richard the Lionheart’s legendary legacies have never been explored more lucidly than in Heather Blurton’s account of England’s most absent and most mythic monarch. Blurton deftly weaves together a history of fact-framing and fiction-making from medieval chronicles to contemporary Robin Hood films. This book is compelling, insightful, deeply researched, and lively with instances of history stranger than fiction, and fiction imbued with history, making medieval lives matter in ever-evolving ways to those that read them.” (Christine Chism, Professor of English, UCLA)

Heather Blurton Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart

In Life and in Legend

  • Auteur: Heather Blurton
  • Soort boek: Engelse geschiedenis, Middeleeuwse geschiedenis
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Reeks: Medieval Lives
  • Verschijnt: 1 november 2025
  • Omvang: 200 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 16,95
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over koning Richard I Leeuwenhart

The life of Richard I through the captivating stories told about him.

How did Richard the Lionheart, who once said he would sell London if he found a buyer, become celebrated as the ideal of English chivalry? This book examines the life of Richard I (1157–1199) through the captivating stories told about him, from accounts of his deeds in medieval sources to his portrayals in modern literature and media. Tales of Richard’s exploits were as colourful as they were varied, ranging from him wielding King Arthur’s sword to being a son of the Devil or even a cannibal. Instead of separating fact from fiction, this book explores how these tales shaped his legacy in both his time and ours.

Heather Blurton is Professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her books include Inventing William of Norwich: Thomas of Monmouth, Antisemitism, and Literary Culture, 1150–1200 (2022).

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Australië, Australische schrijver, Bomen, Geschiedenisboeken

Stephen D. Hopper – Eucalyptus

Stephen D. Hopper Eucalyptus review, recensie en informatie boek over de natuurlijke historie, biologie en culturele betekenis van de boom uit Australië. Op 1 oktober 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek over de Eucalyptus. Het boek is geschreven door de Australische Professor of Biodiversity at the University of Western Australia. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Stephen D. Hopper Eucalyptus review en recensie

  • “Having experienced Eucalyptus trees in their native Australian haunts, I fell in love with them and was intrigued by their diversity and beauty. This book on Eucalyptus provides the reader with a unique experience: wonderful descriptions of these amazing trees and bountiful information on their uses and cultural significance that are so important in the lives of Australian Aborigines. I enjoyed Stephen D. Hopper’s book immensely and highly recommend it to anyone interested in Australia and plants.” (Mark W. Chase, Honorary Research Associate, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

Stephen D. Hopper Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

The rich natural history, biology and cultural significance of eucalypts

  • Auteur: Stephen D. Hopper (Australië)
  • Soort boek: Australische geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 oktober 2025
  • Omvang: 256 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 18,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de Eucalyptus en Australië

Eucalypts, iconic to Australia, have shaped art, science and landscapes worldwide. With around nine hundred species, from towering giants to compact mallees, these trees inspire awe and curiosity. Their hardwood has driven industries, sparked protests and even toppled governments. Their aromatic leaves hold healing properties yet fuel devastating wildfires.

This book blends Aboriginal knowledge and Western science to uncover the rich natural history, biology and conservation of eucalypts. It explores their evolution, cultural significance and surprising roles in modern life, offering insights into sustainable ways to coexist with these remarkable trees. Featuring stunning photographs from fifty years of fieldwork, this is the first comprehensive review of Aboriginal eucalypt wisdom, paired with cutting-edge scientific discoveries.

Stephen D. Hopper is Professor of Biodiversity at the University of Western Australia, and was Director of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, between 2006 and 2012. His books include Life on the Rocks: The Art of Survival (with Philippa Nikulinsky, 2008).

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