Discovering aboriginal plant use : the journeys of an Australian anthropologist / / Philip A. Clarke

• Autore: Clarke Philip A.
• Pubblicazione: New South Wales : , : Rosenberg, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.27
• Soggetto topico: Human-plant relationships; Human-plant relationships - Australia; Aboriginal Australians - Ethnobotany
• 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: Dedication; Contents; Introduction; PART 1 SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA; Chapter 1: Adelaide Plains; Chapter 2: The Lower Murray; Chapter 3: South East of South Australia and Southwestern Victoria; Part 2 ARID INTERIORS; Chapter 4: Eastern Central Australia; Chapter 5: Western Desert; Chapter 6: The Northern Deserts; Part 3 MONSOONAL NORTHERN REGIONS; Chapter 7: Across the Dry Monsoonal Tropics; Chapter 8: Western Top End; Chapter 9: Arnhem Land; Endnotes; References; Common Plant Names Index; Scientific Plant Names Index; General Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The author argues that we can better understand a people if we know how they see and use plants. In Discovering Aboriginal Plant Use, Clarke dips into his field journals to provide a rich account of journeys, as both anthropologist and ethnobotanist, that span the temperate, arid and tropical zones of Australia and neighbouring landmasses. He describes the cultural and natural heritage of each region, on the plants used by Aboriginal people that contribute to their distinctiveness.
• Titolo autorizzato: Discovering aboriginal plant use
• ISBN: 1-925078-35-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910132162103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II