There are 10,500 species of bird worldwide and wherever they occur people marvel at their glorious colours and their beautiful songs. We also trap and consume birds of every kind. Yet birds have not just been good to eat. Their feathers, which keep us warm or adorn our costumes, give birds unique mastery over the heavens. Throughout history their flight has inspired the human imagination so that birds are embedded in our religions, folklore, music and arts. Vast in both scope and scale, Birds and People explores and ...
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There are 10,500 species of bird worldwide and wherever they occur people marvel at their glorious colours and their beautiful songs. We also trap and consume birds of every kind. Yet birds have not just been good to eat. Their feathers, which keep us warm or adorn our costumes, give birds unique mastery over the heavens. Throughout history their flight has inspired the human imagination so that birds are embedded in our religions, folklore, music and arts. Vast in both scope and scale, Birds and People explores and celebrates this relationship and draws upon Mark Cocker's 40 years of observing and thinking about birds. Part natural history and part cultural study, it describes and maps the entire spectrum of our engagements with birds, drawing in themes of history, literature, art, cuisine, language, lore, politics and the environment. In the end, this is a book as much about us as it is about birds. Birds and People has been stunningly illustrated by one of Europe's best wildlife photographers, David Tipling, who has travelled in 39 countries on seven continents to produce a breathtaking and unique collection of photographs. The book is as important for its visual riches as it is for its groundbreaking content. Birds and People is also exceptional in that the author has solicited contributions from people worldwide. Personal anecdotes and stories have come from more than 650 individuals in 81 different countries. They range from university academics to Mongolian eagle hunters, and from Amerindian shamans to some of the most celebrated writers of our age. The sheer multitude of voices in this global chorus means that Birds and People is both a source book on why we cherish birds and a powerful testament to their importance for all humanity.
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Add this copy of Birds & People to cart. $19.99, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Jonathan Cape.
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Add this copy of Birds and People to cart. $32.67, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2013 by Jonathan Cape.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 2750grams, ISBN: 9780224081740.
Add this copy of Birds & People to cart. $48.00, like new condition, Sold by Great Expectations Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Staten Island, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Jonathan Cape.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 4to-over 9æ-12" tall. Large format hardcover, black cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 592 pages. Contains three appendices, a select bibliography, notes and an index. Ribbon marker bound-in. Supported by specialist research of Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe. Profusely illustrated throughout with color photographs by nature photographer David Tipling. Second printing. A comprehensive, world-wide survey of the various interactions between birds and people, as much an ornithological study and a cultural history. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked and near like new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, media mail only unless other arrangements are made prior to sale.
After I had borrowed this repeatedly from the library, I bought my own copy so I could enjoy it for years to come. Its text is well balanced between scholarship and scientific fact , interspersed with many fascinating anecdotes and lavishly decorated with stunning photos. I consider this book as one of my best and most worthwhile purchases ever .
