{"product_id":"merpeople-a-human-history-by-vaughn-scribner","title":"Merpeople: A Human History \/ by Vaughn Scribner","description":"\u003cp\u003eReaktion Books, 2025. Trade pb. VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"178914938X\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"owsi1u-pnht46-uk26ug-a3agq3\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated history of mermaids and mermen from the classics to cosplay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople have been fascinated by merpeople and merfolk since ancient times. From the sirens of Homer’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to Hans Christian Andersen’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Little Mermaid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSplash\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, myths, stories, and legends of half-human, half-fish creatures abound. In modern times “mermaiding” has gained popularity among cosplayers throughout the world. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMerpeople: A Human History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Vaughn Scribner traces the long history of mermaids and mermen, taking in a wide variety of sources and using 117 striking images. From film to philosophy, church halls to coffee houses, ancient myth to modern science, Scribner shows that mermaids and tritons are—and always have been—everywhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"178914938X\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"d6ejm1-xlnqhv-f1qif6-9mvcis\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"178914938X\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"129bdd-sy3mvm-ndya2p-fpk92w\" data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"178914938X\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"e3n5iz-xd604b-onx82s-hdjiny\" data-cel-widget=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\" data-csa-op-log-render=\"\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"DsUnknown\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"DsUnknown-2\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-painter=\"tell-amazon-desktop-cards\" data-csa-c-id=\"85153d-ytv0w2-nyoar2-fsp90b\" data-cel-widget=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstance59l2nooNxcd31v-xCVfk6w\" data-card-metrics-id=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_1\" data-acp-tracking=\"{}\" data-mix-claimed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-asin=\"178914938X\" data-customer-id=\"A3TI0Z176JEMBN\" data-marketplace=\"ATVPDKIKX0DER\" data-session-id=\"144-3979096-7990428\" data-logged-in=\"true\" class=\"_tell-amazon-desktop_style_tell_amazon_div__1YDZk\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56025998622886,"sku":null,"price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/merpeople.webp?v=1765824141","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/merpeople-a-human-history-by-vaughn-scribner","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}