Under a Metal Sky
a journey through minerals, greed and wonder
$42.00
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2025
Summary
The Earth’s Hidden Hand: Minerals, History, and the Fate of Civilization
The discovery of minerals has irrevocably shaped humanity. From the ochre that fueled our earliest art to the tin and copper that ushered in the Bronze Age and the silver that powered global trade, each substance has catalyzed technological leaps and ignited our imaginations. Yet, these advancements have always been accompanied by unforeseen dangers.
Under A Metal Sky journeys from the geologic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783789627 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178378962X |
| Author: | Philip Marsden |
| Publisher: | Granta Books |
| Imprint: | Granta Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 652g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
A luminously rich exploration of the mineral wonderland beneath our feet. Imaginatively travelled and beautiful written – Colin ThubronA book of breathtaking wealth and depth, as passionate as it is clear-eyed (and funny). Marsden takes the history of metals and, from it, creates a dazzling history of humanity and our relationship with this planet. It can only be alchemy – Tom Bullough
About The Author
Philip Marsden
Philip Marsden is the award-winning author of a number of works of travel writing, fiction and non-fiction, including The Bronski House, The Spirit-Wrestlers and The Levelling Sea, and for Granta: Rising Ground and The Summer Isles. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and his work has been translated into fifteen languages. He lives in Cornwall.
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