Plants, People, and Culture : the science of ethnobotany /
by Balick, Michael J [author.]; Cox, Paul Alan [author.].
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BookEdition: Second edition.Description: x, 222p.ISBN: 9780815345909.Subject(s): Ethnobotany
| Human-plant relationshipsAlso issued in electronic format.
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Summary: "Using riveting stories of fieldwork in remote villages, two of the world's leading ethnobotanists argue that the very roots of human culture are deeply intertwined with plants. Plants, People, and Culture, Second Edition is designed for the college classroom as well as for the general lay reader"-- Provided by publisher.
People and Plants -- Plants That Heal -- Plants that Harm -- From Hunting and Gathering to Haute Cuisine -- Plants as the Basis for Material Culture -- Entering the Other World -- Biological Conservation and Ethnobotany.
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CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
People and Plants -- Plants That Heal -- Plants that Harm -- From Hunting and Gathering to Haute Cuisine -- Plants as the Basis for Material Culture -- Entering the Other World -- Biological Conservation and Ethnobotany.
"Using riveting stories of fieldwork in remote villages, two of the world's leading ethnobotanists argue that the very roots of human culture are deeply intertwined with plants. Plants, People, and Culture, Second Edition is designed for the college classroom as well as for the general lay reader"-- Provided by publisher.
Also issued in electronic format.
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