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The Hive

Bee Wilson

2004308 pagesabout 5–7 hours
2004
first published
  • 2004John Murray · 308 pages · ENGISBN 9780719564093
  • 2014St. Martin's Press · ENGISBN 9781466870697
  • 2007St. Martin's Griffin · 320 pages · ENGISBN 9780312371241
  • 2006Thomas Dunne Books · 320 pages · ENGISBN 9780312342616
  • 2005John Murray · 320 pagesISBN 9780719565984

"The Hive recounts the astonishing tale of all the weird and wonderful things that humans believed about bees and their 'society' over the ages. It ranges form the honey delta of ancient Egypt to the Tupelo forests of modern Florida, taking in a cast of characters including Alexander the Great and Napoleon, Sherlock Holmes and Mohammed Ali. The Hive is also a history of ideas, taking us through the evolution of science, religion and politics, and a social history which explores the bee's impact on food and human ritual."--BOOK JACKET.

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