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Getting to know the ancient masters of land, sea and air
JOHN GREEN recommends an impressive compendium of fascinating facts about our feathered friends who have been around for a mere 150 million years
(L to R) Detail of the Central Panel of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch and Edward Julian Detmold, rukh lifting an elephant, illustration to The Arabian Nights
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by an incoherent show that fails to question stereotypical assumptions about the Soviet Union
JOHN McINALLY welcomes a rigorous class analysis of the history and exploitation of sectarianism by the Scottish ruling elite
WILL STONE, JAMES WALSH and MARIA DUARTE review Souleymane’s Story, Sunlight, Good Fortune, and After The Hunt
ALEX HALL recommends an exhaustive investigation of the means by which the Starmer faction assassinated the left
DAVID MORGAN recommends a refreshingly inspiring novel that features encounters with some tremendous women
Avian Illuminations – a Cultural History of Birds
By Boria Sax
Reaktion Books £25
THIS lavishly illustrated book is quite an ambitious undertaking. Boria Sax covers a wide range of themes, from birds in mythology, in history, religion and in art, to birds in the future. A whistle-stop tour of our historical relationship with birds from the dawn of humanity to the present.
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