From the cave walls at Lascaux to the last painting by Van Gogh,
from the works of Shakespeare to those of Mark Twain, there is
clear evidence that crows and ravens influence human culture. Yet
this influence is not unidirectional, say the authors of this
fascinating book: people profoundly influence crow culture,
ecology, and evolution as well. Examining the often surprising ways
that crows and humans interact, John Marzluff and Tony Angell
contend that those interactions reflect a process of "cultural
coevolution." They offer a challenging new view of the human-crow
dynamic--a view that may change our thinking not only about crows
but also about ourselves.
Featuring more than 100 original drawings, the book takes a close
look at the influences people have had on the lives of crows
throughout history and at the significant ways crows have altered
human lives. In the "Company of Crows""and ""Ravens" illuminates
the entwined histories of crows and people and concludes with an
intriguing discussion of the crow-human relationship and how our
attitudes toward crows may affect our cultural trajectory. As the
authors state in their preface: "Crows and people share similar
traits and social strategies. To a surprising extent, to know the
crow is to know ourselves."
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