Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Great Cacti: Ethnobotany and Biogeography (Southwest Center Series)
David Yetman
€ 88.40
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Great Cacti: Ethnobotany and Biogeography (Southwest Center Series)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 289 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Towering over deserts, arid scrublands, and dry tropical forests, giant cacti grow throughout the Americas, from the United States to Argentina—often in rough terrain and on barren, parched soils, places inhospitable to people. But as David Yetman shows, many of these tall plants have contributed significantly to human survival.
Yetman has been fascinated by columnar cacti for most of his life and now brings years of study and reflection to a wide-ranging and handsomely illustrated book. Drawing on his close association with the Guarijíos, Mayos, and Seris of Mexico—peoples for whom such cacti have been indispensable to survival—he offers ... Read more
Towering over deserts, arid scrublands, and dry tropical forests, giant cacti grow throughout the Americas, from the United States to Argentina—often in rough terrain and on barren, parched soils, places inhospitable to people. But as David Yetman shows, many of these tall plants have contributed significantly to human survival.
Yetman has been fascinated by columnar cacti for most of his life and now brings years of study and reflection to a wide-ranging and handsomely illustrated book. Drawing on his close association with the Guarijíos, Mayos, and Seris of Mexico—peoples for whom such cacti have been indispensable to survival—he offers ... 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
9780816524310
SKU
V9780816524310
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About David Yetman
David Yetman is a research social scientist at the University of Arizona and host of the television show The Desert Speaks.
Reviews for The Great Cacti: Ethnobotany and Biogeography (Southwest Center Series)