Humans, other beings and the environment : harurwa (edible stinkbugs) and environmental conservation in Southeastern Zimbabwe / Munyaradzi Mawere.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Mawere, Munyaradzi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Ethnoecology--Zimbabwe.
• Forest conservation--Zimbabwe--Masvingo Province.
• Human-animal relationships--Zimbabwe--Masvingo Province.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Humans, Other Beings and the Environment is an ethnographic study of the possibilities for the mutual, symbiotic co-existence of human beings, a unique species of forest insects and natural forests. The result of extensive fieldwork conducted over a period of thirteen months, the book highlights the continuum among humans, wild insects and environmental conservation outcomes in a specific environment of southeastern Norumedzo in rural Zimbabwe. In this respect, it describes interactions and relationships between humans, other beings and the natural forests to demonstrate how some aspects of th

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references.
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8433-2

OCLC:

933130148