03087nam 2200709 a 450 991082260100332120240314030631.00-8173-8655-6(CKB)3170000000060490(EBL)1339414(SSID)ssj0000953443(PQKBManifestationID)11511003(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000953443(PQKBWorkID)10909830(PQKB)11412948(MiAaPQ)EBC1339414(OCoLC)855969739(MdBmJHUP)muse19088(Au-PeEL)EBL1339414(CaPaEBR)ebr10747050(EXLCZ)99317000000006049020121106d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCultural forests of the Amazon a historical ecology of people and their landscapes /William Balée1st ed.Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20131 online resource (289 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-5832-3 0-8173-1786-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Landscape transformations : overview -- pt. II. Contact and attrition : overview -- pt. III. Indigenous savoir faire : overview -- pt. IV. Dimensions of diversity : overview.Cultural Forests of the Amazon is a comprehensive and diverse account of how indigenous people transformed landscapes and managed resources in the most extensive region of tropical forests in the world. Until recently, most scholars and scientists, as well as the general public, thought indigenous people had a minimal impact on Amazon forests, once considered to be total wildernesses. William Balée's research, conducted over a span of three decades, shows a more complicated truth. In Cultural Forests of the Amazon, he argues that indigenous people,Urubu Kaapor IndiansEthnobotanyUrubu Kaapor IndiansPhilosophyUrubu Kaapor IndiansSocial conditionsIndigenous peoplesEcologyAmazon River RegionTraditional ecological knowledgeAmazon River RegionCultural landscapesAmazon River RegionRain forest ecologyAmazon River RegionAmazon River RegionSocial conditionsAmazon River RegionEnvironmental conditionsUrubu Kaapor IndiansEthnobotany.Urubu Kaapor IndiansPhilosophy.Urubu Kaapor IndiansSocial conditions.Indigenous peoplesEcologyTraditional ecological knowledgeCultural landscapesRain forest ecology581.6/309811Balée William L.1954-1656804MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822601003321Cultural forests of the Amazon4009885UNINA