Bird in hand: How experience makes nature

Theory and Society

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 351-368

  Angelo, Hillary ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdwatching; Collecting; Experience; John Dewey; Nature knowledge; Ornithology; Society nature relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879713288     PISSN: 03042421     EISSN: 15737853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11186-013-9196-x     Document Type: Article

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