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The mythological power of dinosaurs for popular culture.

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"By first providing a historical overview of paleontology in relation to popular culture and then analyzing this relationship, Sanz guides the reader through an entertaining study of the dinosaurs that populate the world of literature and cinema... Recommended..." -Library Journal

Table of Contents

Preliminary Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Surprise: The Origin of the Myth
2. Dinosaur Hunters: They Really Existed!
3. Arthur Conan Doyle: Lost Worlds and Cavemen
4. The Second Dinosaur Rush
5. Dinosaur Cartoons: Fantasia
6. Were Dinosaurs Stupid?
7. Dinosaur Renaissance
8. Dinomania
9. The Synchrony of Men and Dinosaurs
10. The Myth of the Lost World
11. Frozen Dinosaurs
12. Time Travels
13. Dinosaurs of the Future
14. Exodinosaurs
15. The New Frontiers of Science: Jurassic Park
16. The Extinction of the Dinosaurs
17. Nessie and Friends
18. Intelligent Dinosaurs
19. The Coexistence of Men and Dinosaurs
20. The Man-Dinosaur Conflict
21. Dinosaurs and Terror
22. What Dinosaurs Looked Like
23. Japanese Creatures
24. Dragons and Dinosaurs
25. The Dinosaurs' Way of Life in the Fantasy Story
26. Eggs and Young
Epilogue
Index

Starring T. Rex Dinosaur Mythology and Popular Culture

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      Publisher: MH - Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/14/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780253215505, 978-0253215505
      ISBN10: 0253215501
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      Palaeontology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The mythological power of dinosaurs for popular culture.

      Trade Review
      "By first providing a historical overview of paleontology in relation to popular culture and then analyzing this relationship, Sanz guides the reader through an entertaining study of the dinosaurs that populate the world of literature and cinema... Recommended..." -Library Journal

      Table of Contents

      Preliminary Table of Contents:

      Introduction
      1. Surprise: The Origin of the Myth
      2. Dinosaur Hunters: They Really Existed!
      3. Arthur Conan Doyle: Lost Worlds and Cavemen
      4. The Second Dinosaur Rush
      5. Dinosaur Cartoons: Fantasia
      6. Were Dinosaurs Stupid?
      7. Dinosaur Renaissance
      8. Dinomania
      9. The Synchrony of Men and Dinosaurs
      10. The Myth of the Lost World
      11. Frozen Dinosaurs
      12. Time Travels
      13. Dinosaurs of the Future
      14. Exodinosaurs
      15. The New Frontiers of Science: Jurassic Park
      16. The Extinction of the Dinosaurs
      17. Nessie and Friends
      18. Intelligent Dinosaurs
      19. The Coexistence of Men and Dinosaurs
      20. The Man-Dinosaur Conflict
      21. Dinosaurs and Terror
      22. What Dinosaurs Looked Like
      23. Japanese Creatures
      24. Dragons and Dinosaurs
      25. The Dinosaurs' Way of Life in the Fantasy Story
      26. Eggs and Young
      Epilogue
      Index

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