{"product_id":"the-global-grey-parrot-nancy-j-jacobs-9780295755939","title":"The Global Grey Parrot: How a Charismatic African Animal Became an International Commodity","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA sweeping story of one species' entanglement with global extraction and captivity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFew animals have fascinated people like the grey parrot, celebrated for its intelligence, mimicry, and uncanny ability to speak. \u003ci\u003eThe Global Grey Parrot\u003c\/i\u003e traces the remarkable history of this intriguing bird from West and Central African forests to markets and homes around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, grey parrots lived as social and political beings within complex forest communities, sharing landscapes with African peoples who knew their calls, behaviors, and ecological roles. That relationship changed dramatically with the expansion of Atlantic trade and European empire. As markets expanded, the birds themselves became commodities--captured, transported, and sold across continents as curiosities, pets, and research subjects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on documentary research, fieldwork in Africa, and insights from ethology and environmental history, Nancy J. Jacobs reconstructs a five-century story of entanglement between humans and parrots. She reveals how colonial extraction, global capitalism, and the international pet trade transformed a wild forest animal into an endangered species that now primarily reproduces and exists in captivity. \u003ci\u003eThe Global Grey Parrot\u003c\/i\u003e offers a striking new perspective on how human desires reshaped the lives of animals and the world they inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy J. Jacobs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295755938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295755939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Nancy J. Jacobs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997569691903,"sku":"9780295755939","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-global-grey-parrot-nancy-j-jacobs-9780295755939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}