The poppy : a history of conflict, loss, remembrance, and redemption
Saunders, Nicholas J.2014
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In this cultural history of the poppy, Nick Saunders shows how a humble flower became a universal symbol of remembrance and redemption. It is a journey through 3000 years, from the Trojan War to the 'War on Terror', from a primordial world of Greek sorcery and myth, to the killing fields of the First World War and beyond.
Main title:
The poppy : a history of conflict, loss, remembrance, and redemption / Nicholas J. Saunders.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2014.
Collation:
x, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780744049 (pbk)
Dewey class:
398.368335398.368335398.3683 SAU
Local class:
398.368335
Language:
English
BRN:
1032774