Coral Lives: Literature, Labor, and the Making of America

by Michele Currie Navakas

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A literary and cultural history of coral--as an essential element of the marine ecosystem, a personal ornament, a global commodity, and a powerful political metaphor

Today, coral and the human-caused threats to coral reef ecosystems symbolize our ongoing planetary crisis. In the nineteenth century, coral represented something else; as a recurring motif in American literature and culture, it shaped popular ideas about human society...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691240094

ISBN13:9780691240091

Release Date:July 2023

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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