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Title: The Emperor's Giraffe: and Other Stories of Cultures in Contact
Author: Samuel M. Wilson
Genre: Anthropology
Thingummies: 3
Synopsis: A series of essays from Natural History magazine about how cultures interact with each other, ranging from Columbus to Disney. Mostly Columbus, though.
Thoughts: Because these essays were all written separately and then later anthologized, this book ends up feeling a little unbalanced. There's a lot about Columbus here. Really.
It's interesting enough, though. And I appreciated some tangents, including discussions of some of his rivals' activities, what happened to his family after he came home, and how New World plants affected European gardens. I also enjoyed some of the more random essays, especially one on how Eurodisney may have gotten such a bad rep because of the difference of approach towards fairy tales by European and American parents.
Author: Samuel M. Wilson
Genre: Anthropology
Thingummies: 3
Synopsis: A series of essays from Natural History magazine about how cultures interact with each other, ranging from Columbus to Disney. Mostly Columbus, though.
Thoughts: Because these essays were all written separately and then later anthologized, this book ends up feeling a little unbalanced. There's a lot about Columbus here. Really.
It's interesting enough, though. And I appreciated some tangents, including discussions of some of his rivals' activities, what happened to his family after he came home, and how New World plants affected European gardens. I also enjoyed some of the more random essays, especially one on how Eurodisney may have gotten such a bad rep because of the difference of approach towards fairy tales by European and American parents.
