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UNINA9910792748903321 |
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Thoreau Henry David |
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Thoreau's Animals / / Henry David Thoreau; Geoff Wisner ; Illustrated by Debby Cotter Kaspari |
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New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations |
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Animals |
Natural history |
Zoology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A Note on the Text -- Thoreau's animals -- Notes -- Key to Place-Names -- Bibliography -- Index |
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From Thoreau's renowned Journal, a treasury of memorable, funny, and sharply observed accounts of his encounters with the wild and domestic animals of Concord Many of the most vivid writings in the renowned Journal of Henry David Thoreau concern creatures he came upon when rambling the fields, forests, and wetlands of Concord and nearby communities. A keen and thoughtful observer, he wrote frequently about these animals, always sensitive to their mysteries and deeply appreciative of their beauty and individuality. Whether serenading the perch of Walden Pond with his flute, chasing a loon across the water's surface, observing a battle between black and red ants, or engaging in a battle of wits with his family's runaway pig, Thoreau penned his journal entries with the accuracy of a scientist and the deep spirituality of a transcendentalist and mystic. This volume, like its companion Thoreau's Wildflowers, is arranged by the days of the year, following the progress of the turning seasons. A selection of his original sketchbook drawings is included, along with thirty-five exquisite illustrations by naturalist and artist Debby Cotter Kaspari. |
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UNINA9910963010503321 |
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AIDS and rural livelihoods : dynamics and diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa / / edited by Anke Niehof, Gabriel Rugalema, and Stuart Gillespie |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2019 |
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1-136-53677-9 |
1-136-53676-0 |
1-84977-577-X |
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[1st] |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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AIDS (Disease) - Economic aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
AIDS (Disease) - Social aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Rural health - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
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Previously issued in print: London: Earthscan, 2010. |
Preface1. AIDS in Africa: Dynamics and Diversity of Impacts and Response2. The Longitudinal Picture: What does it Reveal?3. Resilience and (Dis)continuity in Households Afflicted by AIDS: Some Preliminary Insights from a Longitudinal Case Study Analysis4. Impacts of AIDS-related Morbidity and Mortality on Non-urban Households in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa5. Sweet Cane, Bitter Realities: The Complex Realities of AIDS in Mkamba, Kilombero District, Tanzania6. Single Women's Experiences of Livelihood Conditions, HIV and AIDS in the Rural Areas of Zimbabwe 7. Regional Agricultural-Consumption Regimes and Women's Vulnerability to HIV in Kenya8. Multi-layered impacts of AIDS and Implications for Food Security among Banana Farmers in Uganda 9. Impact of HIV/AIDS on Local Farming Knowledge: Differences in the Cognitive Salience of Maize Crop Pests between Affected and Non-affected Adults and Children in Benin 10. Adult Mortality, Food Security and the Use of Wild Natural Resources in a Rural District of South Africa: Exploring the Environmental Dimensions of AIDS11. Applying the Farmer Life School Approach to Support Women of Poor and HIV/AIDS-Affected Households in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa12. Agricultural Policy Response to HIV and AIDS: Lessons Learned from East and Southern Africa13. AIDS and Livelihoods: What Have We Learned and Where are We Heading? |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; List of contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; Chapter 1 AIDS in Africa: dynamics and diversity of impacts and response; Chapter 2 The longitudinal picture: What does it reveal?; Chapter 3 Resilience and (dis)continuity in households afflicted by AIDS: Some preliminary insights from a longitudinal case study analysis; Chapter 4 Impacts of AIDS-related morbidity and mortality on non-urban households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Chapter 5 Sweet cane, bitter realities: The complex realities of AIDS in Mkamba, Kilombero District, Tanzania |
Chapter 6 Single women's experiences of livelihood conditions, HIV and AIDS in the rural areas of ZimbabweChapter 7 Regional agricultural-consumption regimes and women's vulnerability to HIV in Kenya; Chapter 8 Multilayered impacts of AIDS and implications for food security among banana farmers in Uganda; Chapter 9 Impact of HIV/AIDS on local farming knowledge: differences in the cognitive salience of maize crop pests between affected and non-affected adults and children in Benin |
Chapter 10 Adult mortality, food security and the use of wild natural resources in a rural district of South Africa: Exploring the environmental dimensions of AIDS?Chapter 11 Applying the Farmer Life School approach to support women of poor and HIV/AIDS-affected households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Chapter 12 Agricultural policy response to HIV and AIDS: Lessons learned from East and Southern Africa; Chapter 13 AIDS and livelihoods: What have we learned and where are we heading?; Index |
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AIDS epidemics continue to threaten the livelihoods of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. Three decades after the disease was first recognized, the annual death toll from AIDS exceeds that from wars, famine and floods combined. Yet despite millions of dollars of aid and research, there has previously been little detailed on-the-ground analysis of the multifaceted impacts on rural people.Filling that gap, this book brings together recent evidence of AIDS impacts on rural households, livelihoods, and agricultural practice in sub-Saharan Africa. There is particular emphasis on the role of women in affected households, and on the situation of children. The book is unique in presenting micro-level information collected by original empirical research in a range of African countries, and showing how well-grounded conclusions on trends, impacts and local responses can be applied to the design of HIV-responsive policies and programmes. AIDS impacts are more diverse than we previously thought, and local responses more varied - sometimes innovative, sometimes desperate. The book represents a major contribution to our understanding of the impacts of AIDS in the epidemic's heartland, and how these can be managed at different levels. |
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