Gods wasps and stranglers the secret history and redemptive future of fig trees shanahan mike isbn 9781603587976 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon gods wasps and stranglers the secret history and redemptive future of fig trees amazonde shanahan mike fremdsprachige bucher. Mike shanahans gods wasps and stranglers the secret history and redemptive future of fig trees is a deceptively brief account of the ficus genus of trees in history emphasizing but not limited to their relationship with humans shanahan brings the expertise of decades of ecological fieldwork and a bubbling enthusiasm to a topic clearly close to his heart he makes a strong argument that his readers should be attuned to and excited about fig trees too the plant figures into the origin . Gods wasps and stranglers weaves together the mythology history and ecology of one of the worlds most fascinating and diverse groups of plants from their starring role in every major religion. Gods wasps and stranglers weaves together the mythology history and ecology of one of the worlds most fascinating and diverse groups of plants from their st over millions of years fig trees have shaped our world influenced our evolution nourished our bodies and fed our imaginations. Mike shanahans gods wasps and stranglers the secret history and redemptive future of fig trees is a deceptively brief account of the ficus genus of trees in history emphasizing but not limited to their relationship with humans shanahan brings the expertise of decades of ecological fieldwork and a bubbling enthusiasm to a topic clearly close to his heart he makes a strong argument that his readers should be attuned to and excited about fig trees too the plant figures into