Ethnobiology / Edited by E.N. Anderson, D. Pearsall, E. Hunn, N. Turner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anderson, Eugene Newton, Jr., 1941- editor.

Pearsall, Deborah M., editor.

Hunn, Eugene S., editor.

Turner, Nancy J., 1947- editor.

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnobiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 399 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, [2011]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The intent of this textbook is to examine all aspects of ethnobiology, the study of relationships between specific ethnic groups and their native plants and animals. Recent research in the field has uncovered new medicines and crops as well as greater understanding of human learning and language. Topics include ethics and issues facing researchers, international law and policy, history, and ethnobiology subfields such as ethnozoology, ethnobotany, and ethnomycology. The text is clearly and concisely written and supported by numerous photographs and illustrations. Editors Anderson (anthropology, U. of California, Riverside), Pearsall (anthropology, U. of Missouri, Columbia), Hunn (anthropology, U. of Washington), Turner (anthropology, environmental studies, U. of Victoria, Canada), and 37 co-authors contributed to the book. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Ethnobiology: Overview of a Growing Field 1

2 History of Ethnobiology 15

3 Ethics in Ethnobiology: History, International Law and Policy, and Contemporary Issues 27

4 From Researcher to Parmer: Ethical Challenges and Issues Facing the Ethnobiological Researcher 51

5 The World According to Is'a: Combining Empiricism and Spiritual Understanding in Indigenous Ways of Knowing 65

6 Ethnozoology 83

7 Ethnobiology, Historical Ecology, the Archaeofaunal Record, and Interpreting Human Landscapes 97

8 Ethnobiology as a Bridge between Science and Ethics: An Applied Paleozoological Perspective 115

9 Ethnobotany: The Study of People-Plant Relationships 133

10 Reconstructing Past Life-Ways with Plants I: Subsistence and Other Daily Needs 149

11 Reconstructing Past Life-Ways with Plants II: Human-Environment and Human-Human Interactions 173

12 History and Current Trends of Ethnobiological Research in Europe 189

13 Ethnomycology: Fungi and Mushrooms in Cultural Entanglements 213

14 Ethnoecological Approaches to Integrating Theory and Method in Ethnomedical Research 231

15 Assessments of Indigenous Peoples' Traditional Food and Nutrition Systems 249

16 Ethnoecology and Landscapes 267

17 Traditional Resource and Environmental Management 285

18 Ethnobiology and Agroecology 305

19 Linguistic Ethnobiology 319

20 Cognitive Studies in Ethnobiology: What Can We Learn About the Mind as Well as Human Environmental Interaction? 335

21 The Symbolic Uses of Plants 351

22 Learning Ethnobiology: Creating Knowledge and Skills about the Living World 371.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Contains:

Ford, Richard I. History of ethnobiology.

Other Format:

Print version: Ethnobiology.

ISBN:

1118015851

9781118015858

Publisher Number:

99945209484

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.