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Cultural forests of the Amazon [[electronic resource] ] : a historical ecology of people and their landscapes / / William Balée



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Autore: Balée William L. <1954-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Cultural forests of the Amazon [[electronic resource] ] : a historical ecology of people and their landscapes / / William Balée Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina: 581.6/309811
Soggetto topico: Urubu Kaapor Indians - Ethnobotany
Urubu Kaapor Indians - Philosophy
Urubu Kaapor Indians - Social conditions
Indigenous peoples - Ecology - Amazon River Region
Traditional ecological knowledge - Amazon River Region
Cultural landscapes - Amazon River Region
Rain forest ecology - Amazon River Region
Soggetto geografico: Amazon River Region Social conditions
Amazon River Region Environmental conditions
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Landscape transformations : overview -- pt. II. Contact and attrition : overview -- pt. III. Indigenous savoir faire : overview -- pt. IV. Dimensions of diversity : overview.
Sommario/riassunto: 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,
Titolo autorizzato: Cultural forests of the Amazon  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8173-8655-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910463521703321
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