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African ethnobotany in the Americas / / Robert Voeks, John Rashford, editors



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Titolo: African ethnobotany in the Americas / / Robert Voeks, John Rashford, editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer, 2013
Edizione: 1st ed. 2013.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (431 p.)
Disciplina: 581.630899607
Soggetto topico: Ethnobotany - America
Africans - Ethnobotany
Ethnobotany - Africa
Altri autori: VoeksRobert  
RashfordJohn  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Crops and cultivators -- pt. 2. Handicrafts and crafters -- pt. 3. Medicinal and spiritual ethnofloras -- pt. 4. Ethnobotanical continuity and change.
Sommario/riassunto: African Ethnobotany in the Americas provides the first comprehensive examination of ethnobotanical knowledge and skills among the African Diaspora in the Americas. Leading scholars on the subject explore the complex relationship between plant use and meaning among the descendants of Africans in the New World. With the aid of archival and field research carried out in North America, South America, and the Caribbean, contributors explore the historical, environmental, and political-ecological factors that facilitated/hindered  transatlantic ethnobotanical diffusion; the role of Africans as active agents of plant and plant knowledge transfer during the period of plantation slavery in the Americas; the significance of cultural resistance in refining and redefining plant-based traditions; the principal categories of plant use that resulted; the exchange of knowledge among Amerindian, European and other African peoples; and the changing significance of  African-American ethnobotanical traditions in the 21st century.   Bolstered by abundant visual content and contributions from renowned experts in the field, African Ethnobotany in the Americas is an invaluable resource for students, scientists, and researchers in the field of ethnobotany and African Diaspora studies.
Titolo autorizzato: African ethnobotany in the Americas  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-64016-3
1-4614-0836-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910437828503321
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