Author: Nadeem Akram
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A true story of trials and tribulations of a burn victim, who was a victim of his own discretions. The story revolves around the time he spent in two hospitals, and what he had to endure. It goes on to touch upon the culture and togetherness of Pakistanis in the late 60's and early 70's. It goes on illustrate how a progressing country was brought down by a self-styled socialist and the everlasting effects of his misconstrued policies. The book represents past, present and future of Pakistan. It eulogizes the mistreatment by health professionals and lack of a robust and effective health system in Pakistan. The book barely touches on the onset of COVID-19 but its onset definitely prevented the author from getting a proper treatment owing to growing case of the infections.
Toto the Bird
Author: Nadeem Akram
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A true story of trials and tribulations of a burn victim, who was a victim of his own discretions. The story revolves around the time he spent in two hospitals, and what he had to endure. It goes on to touch upon the culture and togetherness of Pakistanis in the late 60's and early 70's. It goes on illustrate how a progressing country was brought down by a self-styled socialist and the everlasting effects of his misconstrued policies. The book represents past, present and future of Pakistan. It eulogizes the mistreatment by health professionals and lack of a robust and effective health system in Pakistan. The book barely touches on the onset of COVID-19 but its onset definitely prevented the author from getting a proper treatment owing to growing case of the infections.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A true story of trials and tribulations of a burn victim, who was a victim of his own discretions. The story revolves around the time he spent in two hospitals, and what he had to endure. It goes on to touch upon the culture and togetherness of Pakistanis in the late 60's and early 70's. It goes on illustrate how a progressing country was brought down by a self-styled socialist and the everlasting effects of his misconstrued policies. The book represents past, present and future of Pakistan. It eulogizes the mistreatment by health professionals and lack of a robust and effective health system in Pakistan. The book barely touches on the onset of COVID-19 but its onset definitely prevented the author from getting a proper treatment owing to growing case of the infections.
Nage Birds
Author: Gregory Forth
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134368097
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This unusual and richly-illustrated book is the story of the relationship between the Nage people of eastern Indonesia and the birds alongside which they co-exist. Based on fieldwork carried out over a period of some fifteen years, it aims for a total view of how a human community interacts with another zoological class, giving birds a chosen place in human ideas and social practice. As well as a fascinating ornithological study of Indonesian bird life, Nage Birds offers a much-needed critique of current theoretical argument on how non-Western societies categorize and evaluate different species and modes of being.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134368097
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This unusual and richly-illustrated book is the story of the relationship between the Nage people of eastern Indonesia and the birds alongside which they co-exist. Based on fieldwork carried out over a period of some fifteen years, it aims for a total view of how a human community interacts with another zoological class, giving birds a chosen place in human ideas and social practice. As well as a fascinating ornithological study of Indonesian bird life, Nage Birds offers a much-needed critique of current theoretical argument on how non-Western societies categorize and evaluate different species and modes of being.
Bird Brain
Author: Nathan Emery
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400882869
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Why birds are smarter than we think Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a "birdbrain." Yet in the past two decades, the study of avian intelligence has witnessed dramatic advances. From a time when birds were seen as simple instinct machines responding only to stimuli in their external worlds, we now know that some birds have complex internal worlds as well. This beautifully illustrated book provides an engaging exploration of the avian mind, revealing how science is exploding one of the most widespread myths about our feathered friends—and changing the way we think about intelligence in other animals as well. Bird Brain looks at the structures and functions of the avian brain, and describes the extraordinary behaviors that different types of avian intelligence give rise to. It offers insights into crows, jays, magpies, and other corvids—the “masterminds” of the avian world—as well as parrots and some less-studied species from around the world. This lively and accessible book shows how birds have sophisticated brains with abilities previously thought to be uniquely human, such as mental time travel, self-recognition, empathy, problem solving, imagination, and insight. Written by a leading expert and featuring a foreword by Frans de Waal, renowned for his work on animal intelligence, Bird Brain shines critical new light on the mental lives of birds.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400882869
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Why birds are smarter than we think Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a "birdbrain." Yet in the past two decades, the study of avian intelligence has witnessed dramatic advances. From a time when birds were seen as simple instinct machines responding only to stimuli in their external worlds, we now know that some birds have complex internal worlds as well. This beautifully illustrated book provides an engaging exploration of the avian mind, revealing how science is exploding one of the most widespread myths about our feathered friends—and changing the way we think about intelligence in other animals as well. Bird Brain looks at the structures and functions of the avian brain, and describes the extraordinary behaviors that different types of avian intelligence give rise to. It offers insights into crows, jays, magpies, and other corvids—the “masterminds” of the avian world—as well as parrots and some less-studied species from around the world. This lively and accessible book shows how birds have sophisticated brains with abilities previously thought to be uniquely human, such as mental time travel, self-recognition, empathy, problem solving, imagination, and insight. Written by a leading expert and featuring a foreword by Frans de Waal, renowned for his work on animal intelligence, Bird Brain shines critical new light on the mental lives of birds.
Why the Porcupine is Not a Bird
Author: Gregory Forth
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487520018
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Why the Porcupine Is Not a Bird is a comprehensive analysis of knowledge of animals among the Nage people of central Flores in Indonesia. Gregory Forth sheds light on the ongoing anthropological debate surrounding the categorization of animals in small-scale non-Western societies. Forth's detailed discussion of how the Nage people conceptualize their relationship to the animal world covers the naming and classification of animals, their symbolic and practical use, and the ecology of central Flores and its change over the years. His study reveals the empirical basis of Nage classifications, which align surprisingly well with the taxonomies of modern biologists. It also shows how the Nage employ systems of symbolic and utilitarian classification distinct from their general taxonomy. A tremendous source of ethnographic detail, Why the Porcupine Is Not a Bird is an important contribution to the fields of ethnobiology and cognitive anthropology.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487520018
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Why the Porcupine Is Not a Bird is a comprehensive analysis of knowledge of animals among the Nage people of central Flores in Indonesia. Gregory Forth sheds light on the ongoing anthropological debate surrounding the categorization of animals in small-scale non-Western societies. Forth's detailed discussion of how the Nage people conceptualize their relationship to the animal world covers the naming and classification of animals, their symbolic and practical use, and the ecology of central Flores and its change over the years. His study reveals the empirical basis of Nage classifications, which align surprisingly well with the taxonomies of modern biologists. It also shows how the Nage employ systems of symbolic and utilitarian classification distinct from their general taxonomy. A tremendous source of ethnographic detail, Why the Porcupine Is Not a Bird is an important contribution to the fields of ethnobiology and cognitive anthropology.
Bird Notes and News
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
The Tænioid cestodes of North American birds
Author: Brayton Howard Ransom
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Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Te Ika a Maui
Author: Richard Taylor
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Lively Cities
Author: Maan Barua
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452969663
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
A journey through unexplored spaces that foreground new ways of inhabiting the urban One of the fundamental dimensions of urbanization is its radical transformation of nature. Today domestic animals make up more than twice the biomass of people on the planet, and cities are replete with nonhuman life. Yet current accounts of the urban remain resolutely anthropocentric. Lively Cities departs from conventions of urban studies to argue that cities are lived achievements forged by a multitude of entities, drawing attention to a suite of beings—human and nonhuman—that make up the material politics of city making. From macaques and cattle in Delhi to the invasive parakeet colonies in London, Maan Barua examines the rhythms, paths, and agency of nonhumans across the city. He reconceptualizes several key themes in urban thought, including infrastructure, the built environment, design, habitation, and everyday practices of dwelling and provides a critical intervention in animal and urban studies. Generating fresh conversations between posthumanism, postcolonialism, and political economy, Barua reveals how human and nonhuman actors shape, integrate, subsume, and relate to urban space in fascinating ways. Through novel combinations of ethnography and ethology, and focusing on interlocutors that are not the usual suspects animating urban theory, Barua’s work considers nonhuman lifeworlds and the differences they make in understanding urbanicity. Lively Cities is an agenda-setting intervention, ultimately proposing a new grammar of urban life.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452969663
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
A journey through unexplored spaces that foreground new ways of inhabiting the urban One of the fundamental dimensions of urbanization is its radical transformation of nature. Today domestic animals make up more than twice the biomass of people on the planet, and cities are replete with nonhuman life. Yet current accounts of the urban remain resolutely anthropocentric. Lively Cities departs from conventions of urban studies to argue that cities are lived achievements forged by a multitude of entities, drawing attention to a suite of beings—human and nonhuman—that make up the material politics of city making. From macaques and cattle in Delhi to the invasive parakeet colonies in London, Maan Barua examines the rhythms, paths, and agency of nonhumans across the city. He reconceptualizes several key themes in urban thought, including infrastructure, the built environment, design, habitation, and everyday practices of dwelling and provides a critical intervention in animal and urban studies. Generating fresh conversations between posthumanism, postcolonialism, and political economy, Barua reveals how human and nonhuman actors shape, integrate, subsume, and relate to urban space in fascinating ways. Through novel combinations of ethnography and ethology, and focusing on interlocutors that are not the usual suspects animating urban theory, Barua’s work considers nonhuman lifeworlds and the differences they make in understanding urbanicity. Lively Cities is an agenda-setting intervention, ultimately proposing a new grammar of urban life.
Bird-lore
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Te Ika a Maui
Author: Richard Taylor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108017223
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
A detailed description of Maori mythology and culture with a discussion of the natural history and geology of New Zealand.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108017223
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
A detailed description of Maori mythology and culture with a discussion of the natural history and geology of New Zealand.