At the Desert’s Green Edge
An Ethnobotany of the Gila River Pima
Seiten
2016
University of Arizona Press (Verlag)
978-0-8165-3429-6 (ISBN)
University of Arizona Press (Verlag)
978-0-8165-3429-6 (ISBN)
Winner of the Society for Economic Botany's Klinger Book Award, this is the first complete ethnobotany of the Gila River Pima, presented from the perspective of the Pimas themselves.
At the Desert's Green Edge weaves the Pima view of the plants found in their environment with memories of their own history and culture, creating a monumental testament to their traditions and way of life. Rea first discusses the Piman people, environment, and language, then proceeds to share their botanical knowledge in entries for 240 plants that systematically cover information on economic botany, folk taxonomy, and linguistics. The entries are organized according to Pima life-form categories such as plants growing in water, eaten greens, and planted fruit trees. All are anecdotal, conveying the author's long personal involvement with the Pimas, whether teaching in their schools or learning from them in conversations and interviews.
At the Desert's Green Edge weaves the Pima view of the plants found in their environment with memories of their own history and culture, creating a monumental testament to their traditions and way of life. Rea first discusses the Piman people, environment, and language, then proceeds to share their botanical knowledge in entries for 240 plants that systematically cover information on economic botany, folk taxonomy, and linguistics. The entries are organized according to Pima life-form categories such as plants growing in water, eaten greens, and planted fruit trees. All are anecdotal, conveying the author's long personal involvement with the Pimas, whether teaching in their schools or learning from them in conversations and interviews.
Amadeo M. Rea is an ethnobiologist and ornithologist who has conducted research on the Gila River Indian Reservation over a period of thirty years. He is also the author of Once a River: Bird Life and Habitat Changes on the Middle Gila
Erscheinungsdatum | 07.06.2016 |
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Illustrationen | Takashi Ijichi |
Zusatzinfo | 157 halftones, 12 tables |
Verlagsort | Tucson |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 213 x 279 mm |
Gewicht | 1075 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8165-3429-2 / 0816534292 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8165-3429-6 / 9780816534296 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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