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Parrot Culture: Our 2500-Year-Long Fascination with the World's Most Talkative Bird.
by Bruce Thomas Boehrer
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0812221044
- ISBN 13
- 9780812221046
- Seller
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Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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About This Item
Pennsylvania., 2004. Softcover. Very Good. Parrot Culture: Our 2500-Year-Long Fascination with the World's Most Talkative Bird by Bruce Thomas Boehrer (ISBN: 9780812221046): "Parrot Culture" takes readers on a captivating journey through the history of humanity's fascination with parrots. Author Bruce Thomas Boehrer explores the cultural, literary, and symbolic significance of these colorful and chatty birds, spanning a 2,500-year-long history. The book examines parrots' roles in art, literature, and popular culture, highlighting their allure as symbols of exoticism, communication, and companionship. Boehrer's narrative provides a delightful exploration of parrots as both objects of admiration and reflection of human desires and fantasies. "Parrot Culture" invites readers to discover the enduring allure of these feathered companions and their impact on the human imagination. Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear. May have remainder marks, often with a black dot or similar mark, to the top or bottom edge of the book.
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- Bookseller
- Quixotic Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- QB02069
- Title
- Parrot Culture: Our 2500-Year-Long Fascination with the World's Most Talkative Bird.
- Author
- Bruce Thomas Boehrer
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0812221044
- ISBN 13
- 9780812221046
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania.
- Place of Publication
- Phila.
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Parrot symbolism, Cultural fascination, Avian intelligence, Language acquisition, Human-animal relationship, Pet culture, Mythology and folklore, Communication abilities, Conservation efforts, Natural history.
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About the Seller
Quixotic Books
Biblio member since 2023
Launceston, Tasmania
About Quixotic Books
Quixotic Books is an independent bookstore in Launceston (Tasmania). We specialize in titles difficult to find offered in Australia, with an emphasis on history. We also offer a Book Finder Service, where we track down books you cannot find.
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