Palsson G (12 results)

22pp, Printed Card Cover, VGC,

24pp, 3 figs, Printed Card Cover, VGC,

Condition: NEW. 291, 16 col + 37 b/w illus. . HB. NEW. . How an iconic bird's final days exposed the reality of human-caused extinction. The great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on the remote islands of the North Atlantic, the last of its kind were killed in Iceland in 1844. Gísli Pálsson draws on firsthand accounts from the Icelanders who hunted the last great auks to bring to life a bygone age of Victorian scientific exploration while offering vital insights into the extinction of species.Pálsson vividly recounts how British ornithologists John Wolley and Alfred Newton set out for Iceland to collect specimens only to discover that the great auks were already gone. At the time, the Victorian world viewed extinction as an impossibility or trivialized it as a natural phenomenon. Pálsson chronicles how Wolley and Newton documented the fate of the last birds through interviews with the men who killed them, and how the naturalists' Icelandic journey opened their eyes to the disappearance of species as a subject of scientific concern - and as something that could be caused by humans. Blending a richly evocative narrative with rare, unpublished material as well as insights from ornithology, anthropology, and Palsson's own North Atlantic travels, The Last of Its Kind reveals how the saga of the great auk opens a window onto the human causes of mass extinction. [9780691230986].

28pp, Printed card cover, VGC,

32pp, 4 figs, Printed Card Cover, VGC,

Condition: New. A broad, fresh perspective on how genetic research redefines what it means to be human. Series: New Departures in Anthropology. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHMC; MFN; PDR; PSAK; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398. . 2007. Illustrated. paperback. . . . .

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9781107085848.

Condition: New. pp. 424.

Condition: New. pp. 424.

Condition: Used. pp. 424.

Condition: New. 2011. Hardback. . . . . .

The great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on the remote islands of the North Atlantic, the last of its kind were killed in Iceland in 1844. Gisli Palsson draws on firsthand accounts from the Icelanders who hunted the last great auks to bring to life a bygone age of Victorian scientific exploration while offering vital insights into the extinction of species. Palsson vividly recounts how British ornithologists John Wolley and Alfred Newton set out for Iceland to collect specimens only to discover that the great auks were already gone. At the time, the Victorian world viewed extinction as an impossibility or trivialized it as a natural phenomenon. Palsson chronicles how Wolley and Newton documented the fate of the last birds through interviews with the men who killed them, and how the naturalists' Icelandic journey opened their eyes to the disappearance of species as a subject of scientific concern-and as something that could be caused by humans. Blending a richly evocative narrative with rare, unpublished material as well as insights from ornithology, anthropology, and Palsson's own North Atlantic travels, The Last of Its Kind reveals how the saga of the great auk opens a window onto the human causes of mass extinction. Originally published in 2020 in Icelandic as Fuglinn Sem Gat Ekki Flogi? by Mál og Menning, and here heavily expanded and updated on. Princeton & Oxford. Princeton University Press. 291 pp., 8 plates with 16 color & b/w photos and color illustrations, 37 b/w photos and b/w illustrations, hardback gr. 8 [14.7 x 22.5 cm] [with dust jacket].