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1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 333 pages)
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illustrations
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Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Electronic reproduction
ISBN:
081312350X
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0813172063
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0813137721
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9780813123509
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9780813172064
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9780813137728
Inhalt:
"Queen Bee," "busy as a bee," and "the land of milk and honey" are expressions that permeate the language within American culture. Music, movies, art, advertising, poetry, children's books, and literature all incorporate the dynamic image of the tiny, industrious honey bee into our popular imagination. Honey bees-and the values associated with them-have influenced American values for four centuries. Bees and beekeepers have represented order and stability in a country without a national religion, political party, language, or family structure. Bees in America is an enlightening cultural histo
Inhalt:
pt. 1. Hiving off from Europe -- pt. 2. Establishing a new colony -- pt. 3. Swarming west during the nineteenth century -- pt. 4. Requeening a global hive
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-316) and index
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL
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Electronic reproduction
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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English
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ISBN 081312350X
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Horn, Tammy, 1968- Bees in America Lexington, Ky : University Press of Kentucky, ©2005
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Englisch
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