{"product_id":"feathered-entanglements-scott-simon-9780774870009","title":"Feathered Entanglements: Human-Bird Relations in the Anthropocene","description":"\u003cb\u003eA reminder of the important history between humans and birds.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As they migrated across great distances, ancient humans may have used birdsong and bird sightings to find food and water in unseen territory. Today, attending to birds helps scientists track not only avian migration but also environmental change. Birds remain our sentinels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeathered Entanglements\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich tapestry of human-bird relations across the Indo-Pacific. In this era of uncontrolled industrialization, we have grown increasingly disconnected from the natural world. This book examines how birds feature in the daily life, symbolic systems, and material culture of humans, from pigeon keeping on the rooftops of Amman to the rituals of Indigenous peoples in Taiwan. Through these examples, the authors reveal how we can learn to live with other species amid the challenges of the Anthropocene. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a time of intensifying ecological crisis, we need, more than ever, to protect and appreciate nonhuman lives. \u003ci\u003eFeathered Entanglements\u003c\/i\u003e embraces the connection between humans, birds, and our shared world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774870001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774870009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Scott Simon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46526378344703,"sku":"9780774870009","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93b3de83-b930-43bc-8f0d-9dde2422d8ec.jpg?v=1737556011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/feathered-entanglements-scott-simon-9780774870009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}