Wildlife
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The Archaeology of Wild Birds in Britain and Ireland [Hardback]
Dale Serjeantson (Author)
Regular Price: £60.00
Special Price: £48.00
ISBN: 9781789259568
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Renowned archaeologist, Dale Serjeantson, tells the story of human engagement with birds from the end of the last Ice Age to around AD 1650. In this book, she integrates the study of archaeological bird remains with ethnography and the history of ... .... Learn More -
Birding in Connecticut [Paperback]
Frank Gallo (Author)
£21.50ISBN: 9780819576354
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Series: Garnet Books
Birding in Connecticut is the definitive guide to where, when, and how to find birds in the Constitution State. Packed with information valuable to birders of all skill levels, from species accounts and a first-of-a kind cumulative list of rare bi... .... Learn More -
Burley: Kentucky Tobacco in a New Century [Paperback]
Ann K. Ferrell (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9780813167589
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Kentucky Remembered: An Oral History Series
Once iconic American symbols, tobacco farms are gradually disappearing. It is difficult for many people to lament the loss of a crop that has come to symbolize addiction, disease, and corporate deception; yet, in Kentucky, the plant has played an ... .... Learn More -
Deer and People [Paperback]
Karis Baker (Editor); Ruth Carden (Editor); Richard Madgwick (Editor)
Regular Price: £45.00
Special Price: £9.95
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ISBN: 9781909686540
Published by : Windgather Press
Deer have been central to human cultures throughout time and space: whether as staples to hunter-gatherers, icons of Empire, or the focus of sport. Their social and economic importance has seen some species transported across continents, transform... .... Learn More -
Bluegrass Land and Life: Land Character, Plants, and Animals of the Inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky: Past, Present, and Future [Paperback]
Mary E. Wharton (Author); Roger W. Barbour (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9780813155593
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
The Inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky is a shining jewel of geography -- synonymous in the minds of many with the state of Kentucky. It is unique in many respects: the character of its land, its native vegetation, and its indigenous animal life. ... .... Learn More -
Burley: Kentucky Tobacco in a New Century [Hardback]
Ann K. Ferrell (Author)
£54.00ISBN: 9780813142333
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Kentucky Remembered: An Oral History Series
Once iconic American symbols, tobacco farms are gradually disappearing. It is difficult for many people to lament the loss of a crop that has come to symbolize addiction, disease, and corporate deception; yet, in Kentucky, the plant has played an ... .... Learn More -
Confronting Ecological Crisis in Appalachia and the South: University and Community Partnerships [Hardback]
Stephanie McSpirit (Editor); Lynne Faltraco (Editor); Connor Bailey (Editor); Sherry Cable (Contributor); Shaunna L. Scott (Contributor)
£54.00ISBN: 9780813136196
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Throughout Appalachia corporations control local economies and absentee ownership of land makes it difficult for communities to protect their waterways, mountains, and forests. Yet among all this uncertainty are committed citizens who have organiz... .... Learn More -
Beeconomy: What Women and Bees Can Teach Us about Local Trade and the Global Market [Hardback]
Tammy Horn (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780813134352
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Queen bee. Worker bees. Busy as a bee. These phrases have shaped perceptions of women for centuries, but how did these stereotypes begin? Who are the women who keep bees and what can we learn from them? Beeconomy examines the fascinating evolutio... .... Learn More -
Cultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays from a Farmer Philosopher [Hardback]
Frederick L. Kirschenmann (Author); Constance L. Falk (Editor)
£63.00ISBN: 9780813125787
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Culture of the Land
Theologian, academic, and third-generation organic farmer Frederick L. Kirschenmann is a celebrated agricultural thinker. In the last thirty years he has tirelessly promoted the principles of sustainability and has become a legend in his own right... .... Learn More -
Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation [Hardback]
Tammy Horn (Author)
£54.00ISBN: 9780813123509
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
"Queen Bee," "busy as a bee," and "the land of milk and honey" are expressions that permeate the language within American culture. Music, movies, art, advertising, poetry, children's books, and literature all incorporate the dynamic image of the t... .... Learn More
