For the birds : protecting wildlife through the naturalist gaze /

2020 Award for Distinguished Book from the Animals & Society Section of the American Sociological Association One in five people in the United States is a birdwatcher, yet the popular understanding of birders reduces them to comical stereotypes, obsessives who only have eyes for their favorite r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cherry, Elizabeth Regan, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2019.
Colección:Nature, society, and culture.
Temas:
Bird watching.
Bird watching > Political aspects.
Birds > Conservation.
Wildlife conservation.
Oiseaux > Observation.
Oiseaux > Observation > Aspect politique.
Oiseaux > Protection.
Faune > Protection.
SCIENCE / General.
Bird watching
Birds > Conservation
Wildlife conservation
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Becoming a birder
  • The naturalist gaze
  • Common birds and the social construction of nature
  • Wilderness, wildness, and mobility
  • Good birds, bad birds, and animal agency
  • Birding and citizen science
  • Birding as a conservation movement
  • Conclusion.

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