相關商品
商品簡介
作者簡介
商品簡介
The graceful winged form of the swan has inspired works of art from fairy tales to ballets, and airborne the bird is a majestic sight - moving steadily with strong, slow wing-beats and with its slender neck outstretched, Peter Young's Swan is a comprehensive natural and cultural history of this elegant creature.
The natural history of the swan is unexpectedly complex, and even its life-span - some 50 years - would surprise many people. Swans reputedly male for life. And their power and endurance is legendary. Their bones, in fact, contain air-filled cavities to help minimize weight in the air (North America's Tundra swans, for example, have migration patterns that cover thousands of miles). But in this book the author gives equal treatment to the long and rick role of the swan in human culture, from Greek myth to modern dance, from art and design to brand-name logos. Peter Young also details the challenges facing today's conservation efforts to protect the swan from life-threatening human hazards than include leaked oil and tar, abandoned fishing hooks and lines, and loss of habitats. His engrossing and detailed account will appeal to all who admire this beautiful bird.
The natural history of the swan is unexpectedly complex, and even its life-span - some 50 years - would surprise many people. Swans reputedly male for life. And their power and endurance is legendary. Their bones, in fact, contain air-filled cavities to help minimize weight in the air (North America's Tundra swans, for example, have migration patterns that cover thousands of miles). But in this book the author gives equal treatment to the long and rick role of the swan in human culture, from Greek myth to modern dance, from art and design to brand-name logos. Peter Young also details the challenges facing today's conservation efforts to protect the swan from life-threatening human hazards than include leaked oil and tar, abandoned fishing hooks and lines, and loss of habitats. His engrossing and detailed account will appeal to all who admire this beautiful bird.
作者簡介
Peter Young read history and archaeology at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
您曾經瀏覽過的商品
購物須知
外文書商品之書封，為出版社提供之樣本。實際出貨商品，以出版社所提供之現有版本為主。部份書籍，因出版社供應狀況特殊，匯率將依實際狀況做調整。
無庫存之商品，在您完成訂單程序之後，將以空運的方式為你下單調貨。為了縮短等待的時間，建議您將外文書與其他商品分開下單，以獲得最快的取貨速度，平均調貨時間為1~2個月。
為了保護您的權益，「三民網路書店」提供會員七日商品鑑賞期(收到商品為起始日)。
若要辦理退貨，請在商品鑑賞期內寄回，且商品必須是全新狀態與完整包裝(商品、附件、發票、隨貨贈品等)否則恕不接受退貨。