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Ted L. Gragson - Ethnoecology: Knowledge, Resources, and Rights - 9780820321288 - V9780820321288
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Ethnoecology: Knowledge, Resources, and Rights

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Description for Ethnoecology: Knowledge, Resources, and Rights Paperback. This work 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 the environment. Editor(s): Gragson, Ted L.; Blount, Ben G. Num Pages: 184 pages, 5 maps, 10 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 1KLS; JHM; KCN; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.

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.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820321288
SKU
V9780820321288
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About Ted L. Gragson
Ted L. Gragson (Editor) TED L. GRAGSON is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Georgia. Ben G. Blount (Editor) BEN G. BLOUNT is an environmental anthropologist who is retired from the University of Georgia and the University of Texas San Antonio

Reviews for Ethnoecology: Knowledge, Resources, and Rights
A singularly important contribution to scholarship on human use of the environment, offering a welcome change from much of what passes for cultural anthropology today. The studies represent ethnographic research that is carefully done, methodologically explicit, and engaged with real human behavior and cognition. This volume is a powerful reminder that when freed from the opacity and nihilism of current theological fashions, cultural anthropologists can speak with lucidity to one of the most pressing scholarly and practical concerns of our time—human use of the environment.
Mark Moberg
author of Myths of Ethnicity and Nation
A quick read; it is also a worthwhile one. . . . Ethnoecology is a valuable addition to the conversation on issues of social development and environmental change. Sociologists, particularly those interested in ecology, development policy, indigenous communities, and even linguistics, will likely find several of the discussions stimulating and catalysts for their own work.
Contemporary Sociology

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