{"product_id":"the-social-life-of-teak-paperback","title":"The Social Life of Teak - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Webster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVirginia Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracing human interactions with the world's most famous tropical timber species, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Teak\u003c\/i\u003e maps worlds revolving around teak forests, trees and wood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat gives \u003ci\u003eTectona grandis\u003c\/i\u003e such a powerful aura, stoking desires and capturing imaginations? How has teak shaped people's lives, driving fortunes and impacting futures? What has happened to the teak forests and what is their destiny? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this illustrated anthology of oral histories, people connected personally or professionally to teak speak of survival, change and learning, creativity and destruction, growth and demise. Woven together, these experiences bring to light the ways that teak has been sought, crafted, cultivated, traded and prized over time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnimist beliefs, creative expression, scientific invention, economic viability, imperialist expansion, peak luxury, violent repression, ecological disaster and the regenerative power of nature all find a home in this global intergenerational tale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharting the domestication of wilderness and exposing the era of extinction of a feted natural resource, this book seeks to stimulate conversations about our role as nature's most troublesome offspring.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Zealander \u003cb\u003eVirginia Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e has been based in Southeast Asia since 1990 and is an oral historian with a doctorate in heritage management. \u003cb\u003eTim Webster\u003c\/b\u003e is a documentary photographer specializing in theater, dance and architectural heritage photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 9.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330368049389,"sku":"9786164510821","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/OH_U3kMJft9786164510821.webp?v=1784927201","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/the-social-life-of-teak-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}