Parrot Culture

Parrot Culture
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9780812221046
ISBN-13 : 0812221044
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Book Synopsis Parrot Culture by : Bruce Thomas Boehrer

Download or read book Parrot Culture written by Bruce Thomas Boehrer and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the presence and meanings of these birds in the art, literature, and history of Western civilization, Parrot Culture traces the unusual history of parrots from their introduction in the Graeco-Roman world, through the great age of New World exploration, to the contemporary ecological crisis of globalism.


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