Cultural models of nature : primary food producers and climate change / edited by Giovanni Bennardo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bennardo, Giovanni, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Routledge studies in anthropology ; 52.

Routledge studies in anthropology ; 52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food supply--Environmental aspects.

Food supply.

Food supply--Social aspects.

Anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 289 pages).

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Giovanni Bennardo is Presidential Research Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Cognitive Studies Initiative and Environment, Sustainability, and Energy Institute at Northern Illinois University, USA.

Contents:

Intro; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Notes on contributors; Introduction: Cultural Models of Nature of primary food producers in communities affected by climate change; The NSF-sponsored research project; Cultural Models Theory; Cultural Models Theory and methodology; Causal models in Cultural Models of Nature; The chapters and the hypothesized Cultural Models of Nature; Relevance of the volume; Appendix; Semi-structured interview; Questions about daily activities; Questions about climate change; Notes; References

1 Vernacular explanations of rainfall variability in highland EthiopiaIntroduction; Study area; Data collection; Data analysis; Perceived variability in the normalcy of the wet season; Perceived effects of rainfall variability; Perceived solutions to rainfall variability; Agricultural responses to rainfall variability; Prayers and mediations as perceived solutions to rainfall variability; Summary and conclusion; Notes; References; 2 Cultural Models of Nature in Tonga (Polynesia); Introduction; Place of research; Cultural Models Theory (CMT) and methodology; Results of the linguistic analyses

Hypothesis about the Cultural Model of Nature in TongaCausality structure of CM of Nature; Results of the free-listing tasks; Conclusion; Appendix 2.1; Semi-structured interview; Questions about daily activities; Questions about climate change; Semi-structured interview translated in Tongan; Questions about daily activities; Questions about climate change; Appendix 2.2; Results of the key words analysis (first 60 for verbs, nouns, and adjectives); Appendix 2.3; Notes; References

3 'Plants are cooking under the soil': Food production, models of Nature, and climate-change perceptions among indigenous peasaIntroduction; Place of research; Assumptions, theories, and methods; Snapshot of basic categories in Nature from key words in interviews; Detailing basic cultural domains from the analysis of free-lists; Analysis of propositions that mention the word 'Nature'; Time, force, plants, and perceptions of climate change; Conclusion and final remarks; Notes; References; 4 Lithuanian farmers in a time of economic and environmental ambiguity; Introduction; A brief history

Fieldwork site and participantsMethods for data collection; Free-list results and analysis; Free-list Task 1: List all the typical tasks you do on a farm; Free-list Task 2: What thoughts come to your mind when you think about Nature?; Free-list Task 3: List all the ways you use Nature; Free-list Task 4: What are the bad things people do to Nature?; Free-list Task 5: What problems do you encounter in farming?; Free-list Task 6: What are the effects of climate change on your farm work and productivity?; Semi-structured interviews; Ethos: Farming is in the blood

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 30, 2019).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781351127875

135112787X

9781351127905

135112790X

9781351127899

1351127896

9781351127882

1351127888

Publisher Number:

99984096167

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