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Wings in the Desert: A Folk Ornithology of the Northern Pimans
Amadeo M. Rea
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; PSVW6. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 305 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
There is a common but often unspoken arrogance on the part of outside observers that folk science and traditional knowledge the type developed by Native communities and tribal groups?is inferior to the formal science? practiced by Westerners. In this lucidly written and humanistic account of the Oodham tribes of Arizona and Northwest Mexico, ethnobiologist Amadeo M. Rea exposes the limitations of this assumption by exploring the rich ornithology that these tribes have generated about the birds that are native to their region. He shows how these peoples? observational knowledge provides insights into the behaviors, mating habits, migratory patterns, and distribution ... Read more
There is a common but often unspoken arrogance on the part of outside observers that folk science and traditional knowledge the type developed by Native communities and tribal groups?is inferior to the formal science? practiced by Westerners. In this lucidly written and humanistic account of the Oodham tribes of Arizona and Northwest Mexico, ethnobiologist Amadeo M. Rea exposes the limitations of this assumption by exploring the rich ornithology that these tribes have generated about the birds that are native to their region. He shows how these peoples? observational knowledge provides insights into the behaviors, mating habits, migratory patterns, and distribution ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816524594
SKU
V9780816524594
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Ref
99-15
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