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Life with Birds A Story of Mutual Exploitation

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ISBN-10: 1849950288

ISBN-13: 9781849950282

Edition: 2011

Authors: Malcolm Smith

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Life with Birds uncovers the fascinating story of our interdependence with birds. The author weaves an amazing web of inter-relationships, from the Parsi funeral in Mumbai where birds of prey eat the dead; to collecting eider down from nests in Iceland and standing on the once body-strewn battlefield of Agincourt where birds won the day for the English army. From the earliest days of human existence we have exploited birds; for food, for their feathers, to satisfy our blood lust, to entertain us with their beauty, to inspire our art, our advertising, classical music, popular songs and much more. Cage birds are kept for their beauty and song but this book also investigates the repugnant…    
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Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Whittles Publishing Ltd
Publication date: 3/28/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.44" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Professor Malcolm Smith Malcolm has held professorial positions in accounting at universities in both UK nbsp; and Australia. He is now Adjunct Professor of Accounting at the University of South Australia. Malcolm's research output includes 16 books, 13 book chapters and over 180 journal articles, but he is best known for his publications in two areas: � nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Financial communication: concerned with the analysis and interpretation of corporate narratives, and � nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Strategic management accounting: concerned with the diffusion of accounting innovations. Malcolm has received numerous awards for teaching and…