Parrot Culture
Author | : Bruce Thomas Boehrer |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2010-03-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812221046 |
ISBN-13 | : 0812221044 |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
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.