The Resource The last dinosaur book : the life and times of a cultural icon, W.J.T. Mitchell
The last dinosaur book : the life and times of a cultural icon, W.J.T. Mitchell
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- Summary
- "For animals that have been dead millions of years, dinosaurs are extraordinarily pervasive in our everyday lives. Appearing in ads, books, movies, museums, television, toy stores, and novels, they continually fascinate both adults and children. How did they move from natural extinction to pop culture resurrection? What is the source of their powerful appeal? Until now, no one has addressed this question in a comprehensive way. In this exploration of the animal's place in our lives, W. J. T. Mitchell shows why we are so attached to the myth and the reality of the "terrible lizards."" "Drawing a distinction between Dinosauria, a scientific grouping of extinct land animals, and dinosaurs, the cultural icons, Mitchell traces the family tree of the latter. What he discovers is a creature of striking flexibility, linked to dragons and mammoths, skyscrapers and steam engines, cowboys and Indians. In the vast territory between the cunning predators of Jurassic Park and the mawkishly sweet Barney, from political leviathans to corporate icons, from paleontology to Barnum and Bailey, Mitchell finds a cultural symbol whose plurality of meaning and often contradictory nature is emblematic of modern society itself."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 321 pages
- Contents
-
- 1. Reptilicus erectus
- 2. Big, Fierce, Extinct
- 3. A Stegosaurus Made of Money
- 4. The End of Dinosaurology
- 5. The Last Thunder Horse West of the Mississippi
- 6. Dinotopia: The Newt World Order
- 7. The Last Dinostory: As Told by Himself
- 8. Seeing Saurians
- 9. Sorting Species
- 10. Monsters and Dinomania
- 11. Big MacDino
- 12. The Totem Animal of Modernity
- 13. The Way of Dragons
- 14. Dry Bones
- 15. On the Evolution of Images
- 16. Thomas Jefferson, Paleontologist
- 17. Frames, Skeletons, Constitutions
- 18. The Victorian Dinosaur
- 19. Coming to America
- 20. Bones for Darwin's Bulldog
- 21. Schizosaur
- 22. Dinosaurs Moralized
- 23. Pale-Ontology, or It's Not Easy Being Green
- 24. Potlatch and Purity
- 25. Diplodocus carnegii
- 26. Totems and Bones
- 27. Indiana Jones and Barnum Bones
- 28. Worlds Well Lost
- 29. Bringing Down Baby
- 30. Miner's Canary or Trojan Horse?
- 31. The Age of Reptiles
- 32. The Hundred Story Beast
- 33. Structure, Energy, Information
- 34. Catastrophe, Entropy, Chaos
- 35. The Age of Biocybernetic Reproduction
- 36. Carnosaurs and Consumption
- 37. Why Children Hate Dinosaurs
- 38. Dinos R Us: Identification and Fantasy
- 39. Calvinosaurus: From T. rex to O. Rex
- 40. Transitional Objects: From Breast to Brontosaurus
- Paleoart
- A. Scrotum Humanum: The True Name of the Dinosaur
- B. Science and Culture
- Isbn
- 9780226532042
- Label
- The last dinosaur book : the life and times of a cultural icon
- Title
- The last dinosaur book
- Title remainder
- the life and times of a cultural icon
- Statement of responsibility
- W.J.T. Mitchell
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "For animals that have been dead millions of years, dinosaurs are extraordinarily pervasive in our everyday lives. Appearing in ads, books, movies, museums, television, toy stores, and novels, they continually fascinate both adults and children. How did they move from natural extinction to pop culture resurrection? What is the source of their powerful appeal? Until now, no one has addressed this question in a comprehensive way. In this exploration of the animal's place in our lives, W. J. T. Mitchell shows why we are so attached to the myth and the reality of the "terrible lizards."" "Drawing a distinction between Dinosauria, a scientific grouping of extinct land animals, and dinosaurs, the cultural icons, Mitchell traces the family tree of the latter. What he discovers is a creature of striking flexibility, linked to dragons and mammoths, skyscrapers and steam engines, cowboys and Indians. In the vast territory between the cunning predators of Jurassic Park and the mawkishly sweet Barney, from political leviathans to corporate icons, from paleontology to Barnum and Bailey, Mitchell finds a cultural symbol whose plurality of meaning and often contradictory nature is emblematic of modern society itself."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1942-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mitchell, W. J. T.
- Dewey number
- 306/.0973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E169.04
- LC item number
- .M58 1998
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Popular culture
- Dinosaurs
- Dinosaur paraphernalia
- Signs and symbols
- Label
- The last dinosaur book : the life and times of a cultural icon, W.J.T. Mitchell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-306) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Reptilicus erectus -- 2. Big, Fierce, Extinct -- 3. A Stegosaurus Made of Money -- 4. The End of Dinosaurology -- 5. The Last Thunder Horse West of the Mississippi -- 6. Dinotopia: The Newt World Order -- 7. The Last Dinostory: As Told by Himself -- 8. Seeing Saurians -- 9. Sorting Species -- 10. Monsters and Dinomania -- 11. Big MacDino -- 12. The Totem Animal of Modernity -- 13. The Way of Dragons -- 14. Dry Bones -- 15. On the Evolution of Images -- 16. Thomas Jefferson, Paleontologist -- 17. Frames, Skeletons, Constitutions -- 18. The Victorian Dinosaur -- 19. Coming to America -- 20. Bones for Darwin's Bulldog -- 21. Schizosaur -- 22. Dinosaurs Moralized -- 23. Pale-Ontology, or It's Not Easy Being Green -- 24. Potlatch and Purity -- 25. Diplodocus carnegii -- 26. Totems and Bones -- 27. Indiana Jones and Barnum Bones -- 28. Worlds Well Lost -- 29. Bringing Down Baby -- 30. Miner's Canary or Trojan Horse? -- 31. The Age of Reptiles -- 32. The Hundred Story Beast -- 33. Structure, Energy, Information -- 34. Catastrophe, Entropy, Chaos -- 35. The Age of Biocybernetic Reproduction -- 36. Carnosaurs and Consumption -- 37. Why Children Hate Dinosaurs -- 38. Dinos R Us: Identification and Fantasy -- 39. Calvinosaurus: From T. rex to O. Rex -- 40. Transitional Objects: From Breast to Brontosaurus -- Paleoart -- A. Scrotum Humanum: The True Name of the Dinosaur -- B. Science and Culture
- Control code
- 38842132
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 321 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226532042
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 98016676
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)38842132
- Label
- The last dinosaur book : the life and times of a cultural icon, W.J.T. Mitchell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-306) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Reptilicus erectus -- 2. Big, Fierce, Extinct -- 3. A Stegosaurus Made of Money -- 4. The End of Dinosaurology -- 5. The Last Thunder Horse West of the Mississippi -- 6. Dinotopia: The Newt World Order -- 7. The Last Dinostory: As Told by Himself -- 8. Seeing Saurians -- 9. Sorting Species -- 10. Monsters and Dinomania -- 11. Big MacDino -- 12. The Totem Animal of Modernity -- 13. The Way of Dragons -- 14. Dry Bones -- 15. On the Evolution of Images -- 16. Thomas Jefferson, Paleontologist -- 17. Frames, Skeletons, Constitutions -- 18. The Victorian Dinosaur -- 19. Coming to America -- 20. Bones for Darwin's Bulldog -- 21. Schizosaur -- 22. Dinosaurs Moralized -- 23. Pale-Ontology, or It's Not Easy Being Green -- 24. Potlatch and Purity -- 25. Diplodocus carnegii -- 26. Totems and Bones -- 27. Indiana Jones and Barnum Bones -- 28. Worlds Well Lost -- 29. Bringing Down Baby -- 30. Miner's Canary or Trojan Horse? -- 31. The Age of Reptiles -- 32. The Hundred Story Beast -- 33. Structure, Energy, Information -- 34. Catastrophe, Entropy, Chaos -- 35. The Age of Biocybernetic Reproduction -- 36. Carnosaurs and Consumption -- 37. Why Children Hate Dinosaurs -- 38. Dinos R Us: Identification and Fantasy -- 39. Calvinosaurus: From T. rex to O. Rex -- 40. Transitional Objects: From Breast to Brontosaurus -- Paleoart -- A. Scrotum Humanum: The True Name of the Dinosaur -- B. Science and Culture
- Control code
- 38842132
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 321 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226532042
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 98016676
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)38842132
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