Birdlife Indochina Source Book
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The Birdwatcher’s Companion to North American Birdlife $4.98 The quintessential A-Z guide, this is a book that anyone interested in birds will want to have close at hand. First published more than twenty years ago, this highly respected reference volume has been fully revised and updated. It captures the fundamental details as well as the immense fascination of North American bird life in a style that is authoritative, yet fresh, witty, and eminently readable.Both a practical handbook for amateurs and a handy reference for seasoned birders, it provides accounts of the basic elements of birdlife, as well as a wealth of easy-to-access information on such subjects as bird physiology and anatomy, terms and jargon, name definitions and etymology, and ornithological groupings.Readers will discover everything from the color of a dipper’s eggs (glossy, white, and unmarked) to the number of species of woodpeckers in the world (216). They will also find more than one hundred of the best-known and most colorful colloquial names for birds, alphabetized and briefly defined. Collective nouns relating to birdlife–for example, "an exaltation of larks"–are included in the "Nouns of Assemblage" section. Biographical sketches of persons responsible for describing or naming a significant number of North American species are also included, as well as handsome and accurate illustrations by Gordon Morrison. And for those who want to go beyond reading about their favorite birds and take to the great outdoors, the book offers still more useful information: descriptive entries on a selection of the best-known birdwatching spots of North America. |
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Introduction To California Birdlife $14.21 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast $31.98 In the last thirty years, the Upper Texas Coast has become a "must go" destination for birders around the globe. This book will serve as an essential companion to the customary field guide and pair of binoculars for all visitors to Houston, High Island, Galveston, Freeport, or any of the area’s other exciting birding spots. It also places the birdlife of the region, a seven-county area with a larger bird list than forty-three states, into historical and ecological contexts. Authors Eubanks, Behrstock, and Weeks—all recognized authorities on the migrant and resident birds of this region—present a thorough introduction to the area’s history, physiography, and avifauna. Then, in generous discussions of bird families and species, they synthesize years of records, tracking the comings and goings of more than 480 birds and incorporating their own lifetimes of experience to create an "ornithological mosaic" of lasting significance. |
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Introduction to California Birdlife (California Natural History Guides) $15.48 In almost every location and every season, California is a birdwatchers’ paradise. One can search Sierra meadows for a Great Gray Owl, the autumn estuary for a Black-bellied Plover, or spring willow thickets for the effervescent song of the Yellow Warbler. Closer to home, backyards, neighborhood parks, and cities abound with many of the state’s 600-plus bird species. This beautifully illustrated book, the first based on the relationship between birds and their habitats, is the definitive introduction to California’s varied birds and the lives they lead. Introduction to California Birdlife describes the representative birds in California’s seven major bioregions: ocean, seashore, coastal ranges, Central Valley, mountains and foothills, Great Basin, and deserts. It explains key relationships among weather patterns, plant communities, and the ecological rhythms of these habitats and shows how these factors relate to the distribution, behavioral adaptations, and environmental challenges of its birds. * The perfect book for beginning and intermediate naturalists, and in-depth enough for experienced naturalists who would like to learn more about the habitat affinities, ecological niches, and seasonal cycles of California birds * 150 color photographs bring to life many of the birds described * Introduces the basics of avian biology * Includes a list of all California’s known bird species and a glossary of birding terms |
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France in Indochina $17.48 Valorised as ‘la perle de l’ExtrÍme Orient’, Indochina was France’s rival to Britain’s ‘jewel in the crown’. Advanced, worthy, and accorded special status, it was a showcase of success, but also a site of disaster. Given the current scholarly interest in reassessing colonial attitudes and in francophone culture, this book fills an important gap by focusing upon the neglected French colonial discourses at the height of the French imperial encounter with Indochina.The period of French colonial rule in Indochina spanned some ninety years and not only did it witness France’s Fourth Republic’s first experience (and loss) of colonial war, it also exemplified the often contradictory representations and perceptions of imperial identity, colonialism and the legacy of the 1789 Revolution. Framed by political, ideological and historical developments and debates, each chapter develops an intriguing socio-cultural account of France’s own understanding of its role in Indochina and its relationship with the colony. The author brings together striking images from colonial expositions, metropolitan fiction, travel journalism, world exhibitions, popular song, gendered and familial representations as well as film to reveal the confusion over imperial identity that prevailed in France until the eve of the Second World War.This authoritative work provides an important re-evaluation of French Indochina and its legacy. Its interdisciplinary approach will be of interest to a broad readership: students of French history, colonial and postcolonial studies, cultural studies, literature, sociology and race. |
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Exiting Indochina $3.98 Includes a foreword by Stanley Karnow. For most Americans, the "exit" from Indochina occurred in 1973, when the last U.S. soldiers were evacuated from the roof of the embassy in Saigon. In fact, the final exit did not occur until two decades later, after the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam in 1975, the Cambodian revolution, and a decade of Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia. Only in the early 1990s were the major powers able to negotiate a settlement of the Cambodia conflict and withdraw from the region. This book recounts the diplomacy that brought an end to great power involvement in Indochina, including the negotiations for a UN peace process in Cambodia and construction of a "road map" for normalizing U.S.-Vietnam relations. In so doing, this volume also highlights the changing character of diplomacy at the beginning of the 1990s, when, at least temporarily, an era of military confrontation among the major world powers gave way to political management of international conflicts. |
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Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, And the Upper Texas Coast $33.75 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Tattoos of Indochina $22.46 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Indochina Chronicles $12.68 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Indochina War $7.58 This book is in Good Used condition |
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The Third Indochina War $23.5 Exploring the origins and key issues of the Third Indochina War, which began in 1979, this book aims to demystify the long-term and immediate causes of the Vietnamese-Cambodian and Sino-Vietnamese conflicts. It examines how both the links between policies and policy assumptions in the countries involved drove them towards war. |
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The Indochina Chronicles $14.48 In this insightful travelogue, American war veteran Phil Karber takes you on a journey down the roads, rivers and rails of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. He writes insightfully about the political effect of the Vietnam War on the people and places, adding a whole new perspective on the region’s history and culture. Accompanied by a friend, London artist Simon Redington, they follow the Mekong River from China to Saigon, to the infamous Tiger Cages on Con Son Island, and to the city sidewalks of Hanoi, where the author lived for five years. Along the way, the stories will capture your imagination and transport you to a beautiful region, undaunted by war and poverty. Indeed, this book brings to life the harsh realities of the region’s history, culture, politics and people. Together with its unforgettable images of locals, veterans and expatriates, this transcends normal expectations of travel literature. |
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Taste Of Indochina $15.16 Taste Of Indochina |
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Source $10.46 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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The Source $6.39 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Birdwatcher’s Companion to North American Birdlife $19.49 ISBN-13: 9780691113883 ISBN-10: 0691113882 Title: Birdwatcher’s Companion to North American Birdlife . Author: Christopher W. Leahy. |
July 28th, 2010 in
Bird Watcher