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001 2012017790
003 DLC
005 20130405083941.0
008 120502t20132013ilua b 001 0 eng c
010 $a 2012017790
020 $a9780226001890 (cloth : alkaline paper)
020 $a9780226002088 (paperback : alkaline paper)
020 $z9780226001920 (e-book)
040 $aICU/DLC$beng$cICU$dDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us-ny
050 00 $aSF469$b.J47 2013
082 00 $a598.6/5$223
100 1 $aJerolmack, Colin.
245 14 $aThe global pigeon /$cColin Jerolmack.
264 1 $aChicago :$bThe University of Chicago Press,$c2013, ©2013.
300 $a274 pages :$billustrations (some color) ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aFieldwork encounters and discoveries
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index.
505 0 $aExperiencing the city through the quintessential urban bird. The pedestrian pigeon ; Feeding the pigeons: sidewalk sociability in Greenwich Village ; "Do Not Feed the Pigeons": cultural heritage and the politics of place in Venice and London -- The totemic pigeon. New York's rooftop pigeon flyers: crafting nature and anchoring the self ; The Turkish pigeon caretakers of Berlin: primordial ties in a migrant community ; Joey's Brooklyn pet shop: cosmopolitan ties in a changing urban landscape -- Deep play. The Bronx homing pigeon club: nature, nurture, and the enchantment of "The Poor Man's Horse Racing" ; South Africa's million dollar pigeon race: rationalizing and globalizing "The Pigeon Game" ; Conclusion: changing ecologies.
650 0 $aRacing pigeons$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aRacing pigeons$xHabitat.
650 0 $aHuman-animal relationships$xSocial aspects.
830 0 $aFieldwork encounters and discoveries.