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Birds and People (Hardcover, New)
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Birds and People (Hardcover, New)
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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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