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- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- “Please see all photos.”
- Narrative Type
- Non-Fiction
- Genre
- Environment, Nature & Earth
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience
- Item Height
- 235mm
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Topic
- Wildlife
- Item Width
- 152mm
- Item Weight
- 624g
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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What draws us to the beauty of a peacock, the flight of an eagle, or the song of a nightingale? Why are birds so significant in our lives and our sense of the world? And what do our ways of thinking about and experiencing birds tell us about ourselves? Birdscapes is a unique meditation on the variety of human responses to birds, from antiquity to today, and from casual observers to the globe-trotting twitchers who sometimes risk life, limb, and marriages simply to add new species to their life lists. Drawing extensively on literature, history, philosophy, and science, Jeremy Mynott puts his own experiences as a birdwatcher in a rich cultural context. His sources range from the familiar--Thoreau, Keats, Darwin, and Audubon--to the unexpected--Benjamin Franklin, Giacomo Puccini, Oscar Wilde, and Monty Python. Just as unusual are the extensive illustrations, which explore our perceptions and representations of birds through images such as national emblems, women's hats, professional sports logos, and a Christmas biscuit tin, as well as classics of bird art. Each chapter takes up a new theme--from rarity, beauty, and sound to conservation, naming, and symbolism--and is set in a new place, as Mynott travels from his home patch in Suffolk, England, to his away patch in New York City's Central Park, as well as to Russia, Australia, and Greece. Conversational, playful, and witty, Birdscapes gently leads us to reflect on large questions about our relation to birds and the natural world. It encourages birders to see their pursuits in a broader human context--and it shows nonbirders what they may be missing.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-13
9780691154282
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113916512
Product Key Features
Book Title
Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Wildlife
Publication Year
2012
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
624g
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United States
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