Ethnoecology : knowledge, resources, and rights

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Ethnoecology : knowledge, resources, and rights / edited by Ted L. Gragson & Ben G. Blount.

Blount, Ben G., 1940- (Added Author).

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Scholars studying the ecology of specific areas often fail to take into account the presence of humans in those environments. People not only are fundamental components of an ecosystem but possess a unique understanding of its nature. This book examines subjects ranging from pastoralism to the use of medicinal plants to show that understanding the knowledge system of any people is essential to understanding their relation to their environment. Using cases from the American Southwest and Pacific Northwest, the Highland Maya Region of Central America, and the Lowland and Andean regions of South America, the contributors examine the relation of humans and environment within the context of each local system’s beliefs, values, and knowledge. All emphasize the practical and cultural significance of indigenous knowledge of the environment and the importance of comparing this knowledge to scientific understanding prior to initiating development or conservation programs. They also contribute to a theoretical approach that allows findings to be applied across studies, regardless of ethnographic differences.

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ISBN: 0820320676 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780820320670 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0820321281 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780820321288 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xviii, 163 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c1999.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-152) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Ethnobiology in court: the paradoxes of relativism, authenticity, and advocacy / Eugene S. Hunn -- Lexical reflections on the cultural importance of medicinal plants among Tzotzil and Tzeltal Maya / Brent Berlin -- Mode of production and ethnobotanical vocabulary: a controlled comparison of Guajá and Kaa̓por / William Balée -- Domesticated land, warm and cold: linguistic and historical evidence on Tenejapa Tzeltal Maya ethnoecology / Luisa Maffi -- Ecological, sociocultural, and biological determinants of ethnoepidemiological patterns among Tzotzil and Tzeltal Maya / Elois Ann Berlin -- Traditional pastoralism and development: a comparison of Aymara and Navajo grazing ecology / Lawrence A. Kuznar -- The quandary of conserving ethnoecological knowledge: a Piaroa example / Stanford Zent.

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Subject:: Ethnobiology.
Human ecology.
Indians > Ethnobiology.
Ethnobiology > America.

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