{"product_id":"amber-from-antiquity-to-eternity-9781789145915","title":"Amber: From Antiquity to Eternity","description":"\u003cb\u003eSpanning centuries and continents, a beautifully illustrated history of humanity's enduring enthrallment with a seemingly banal substance: petrified tree sap, or amber.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmber: From Antiquity to Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of human engagement with amber across three millennia. The book vividly describes our conceptions, stories, and political and scholarly disputes about amber, as well as issues of national and personal identity, religion, art, literature, music, and science. Rachel King rewrites amber's history for the twenty-first century, tackling thorny ethical and moral questions regarding humanity's relationship with amber in the past, as well our connection with it today. With the Earth facing unprecedented challenges, amber--the natural time capsule, and preserver of key information about the planet's evolutional history--promises to offer invaluable insights into what comes next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789145915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Rachel King","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42268561309877,"sku":"9781789145915","price":40.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5f860add-db4f-4ecb-a62e-2ac0f3ad9529.jpg?v=1657032789","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/amber-from-antiquity-to-eternity-9781789145915","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}