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Plants, people, and culture : the science of ethnobotany / Michael J. Balick, Paul Alan Cox.

Balick, Michael J., 1952- (Author). Cox, Paul Alan. (Added Author).

Summary:

Ethnobotany - the study of the cultural use of plants - is explored throroughly in this text. The significance of plants in Western as well as indigenous societies is confronted and the history of ethnobotany, development of agriculture, and the critical need to conserve plant biodiversity are all covered in this introduction to the science. -- Amazon

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  • ISBN: 0716760274
  • ISBN: 9780716760276
  • ISBN: 0716750619
  • ISBN: 9780716750611
  • Physical Description: ix, 228 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Scientific American Library, ©1997.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The botanical wisdom accumulated by indigenous peoples throughout the world has led to discoveries of new pharmaceuticals, chemical compounds, and a myriad of other products. Using stories of fieldwork in remote villages, two of the world's leading ethnobotanists show how plants have affected nearly every aspect of our lives, deeply influencing the trajectory of human civilization. People and plants. Plants that heal. From hunting and gathering to haute cuisine. Plants as the basis for material culture. Entering the other world. Biological conservation and ethnobotany.
Subject:
Ethnobotany.

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