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At the desert's green edge an ethnobotany of the Gila River Pima / Amadeo M. Rea ; with a foreword by Gary Paul Nabhan ; sumi-e illustrations by Takashi Ijichi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rea, Amadeo M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pima Indians--Ethnobotany.
- Pima Indians.
- Ethnobotany--Gila River Valley (N.M. and Ariz.).
- Ethnobotany.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2016.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Gary Paul Nabhan
- pt. 1. The Pima and Their Country
- 1. The Gila Pima
- 2. Native Consultants
- 3. Historic Pima Habitats
- 4. The Pima Cultural Ecosystem
- 5. A People without a River
- 6. Modern Gila Pima Habitats
- 7. A Dietary Reconstruction
- 8. Words for Mapping the Natural World
- pt. 2. Gila Pima Plants
- Plan of the Folk Generics (Biological Species Accounts)
- Group A. Shuudagi ch-ed Ha'ichu Vuushdag: Plants Growing in or on the Water
- Group B. Akimel ch-ed Ha'ichu Chuuchim: Plants Standing in the River, Emergents
- Group C. Vashai: Grasses, Grassy Plants, Forage Plants, Hay
- Group D. Sha'i: Bushes
- Group E. U'us Chuuchim: Trees
- Group F. Iivagi: Eaten Greens
- Group G. Covert Category: Wild Annuals
- Group H. Covert Category: Cactuslike Plants
- Group I. E'es : Crops, Planted Things
- Group J. Ha'ichu Iibdag: Planted Fruit Trees
- Group K. Category Unknown: Miscellaneous Unaffiliated Plants
- Group L. Unassigned Organisms: Not Ha'ichu Vuushdag, Things That Grow Up
- A. The Gila Pima Ethnobotanical Lexicon
- B. Unidentified Gila Pima Folk Plant Taxa
- C. Scientific Names of Animals Mentioned in Text
- D. Folk Taxonomic Adjustments in a Changing Biotic Environment.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9780816543731
- 0816543739
- Publisher Number:
- 99994963039
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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