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

Other author Blount, Ben G., 1940-
Format Book
Publication InfoAthens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxviii, 163 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 125-152) and index.
LCCN 98023763
ISBN0820320676 (alk. paper)
ISBN0820321281 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks GN476.7 .E75 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold