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BL
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625141
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Jerolmack, Colin
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| Title & Author
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The global pigeon /\ Colin Jerolmack
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| Series Statement
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Fieldwork encounters and discoveries
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| Page. NO
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274 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780226001890 (cloth : alkaline paper)
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: 022600189X (cloth : alkaline paper)
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: 9780226002088 (paperback : alkaline paper)
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: 022600208X (paperback : alkaline paper)
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9780226001920 (e-book)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index
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| Contents
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Experiencing 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
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Racing pigeons-- Social aspects
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Racing pigeons-- Habitat
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Human-animal relationships-- Social aspects
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| Dewey Classification
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598.6/5
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SF469.J47 2013
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