ISBN: 9781907222276 - north: the rise and fall of the polar cosmos (strange attractor press) (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A bold vision of cosmology mapping how the pole star became associated with political power, religious rapture, and social hierarchies. From H.P. Lovecraft to Philip Pullman, popular culture is rife with the mystique of the North. Why does it command such fascination? How far into the past do its roots extend? Ranging from the Stone Age to the Space Age, North's bold vision of cosmology maps how the pole star became associated with political power, religious rapture, and social hierarchies. And when the Copernican Revolution unseated the idea of Earth as the centre of everything, shards of this polar cosmos fell down, seeding strange fantasies, haunting our modern world with remnants of celestial dreams. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: N/A. 314pp, some in-text black and white photographs. Pictorial light card covers. 8vo. Light shelf wear to covers. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. A bold vision of cosmology which traces how the pole star came to be associated with political power, religious rapture, and social hierarchies.…