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A Zapotec Natural History: Trees, Herbs, and Flowers, Birds, Beasts, and Bugs in the Life of San Juan Gbee
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Arizona Pr
Publication date
July 1, 2008
Pages
261
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Hardcover with CD
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780816526178
ISBN-10
0816526176
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.25 lbs.
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$55.00
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university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A Zapotec Natural History is an extraordinary book and accompanying CD that describe the people of a small town in Mexico and their remarkable knowledge of the natural world in which they live. San Juan Gbëë is a Zapotec Indian community located in the state of Oaxaca, a region of surprising biological diversity. Eugene S. Hunn is a well-known anthropologist and ethnobiologist who has spent many years working in San Juan Gbëë, studying its residents and their knowledge of the local environment. Here Hunn writes sensitively and respectfully about the rich understanding of local flora and fauna that village inhabitants have acquired and transmitted over many centuries. In this village everyone, young children included, can identify and name hundreds of local plants, animals, and fungi, together with the details of their life cycles, habitat preferences, and functions in the economic, aesthetic, and spiritual lives of the town. Part 1 of this two-part work describes the community, the subsistence farming practices of its residents, the nomenclature and classification of the local biological taxonomy, the use of plants for treating illnesses, and the ritual and decorative roles of flowers. Part 2 is on a CD-ROM and includes detailed inventories of all plant, animal, and fungal categories recognized by San Juanâs people, a series of indexes, and a library of more than 1,200 images illustrating the townâs plants, people, landscapes, and daily activities. Also included on the CD-ROM are files containing sounds of village life.
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Hardcover with CD edition from Univ of Arizona Pr (July 1, 2008)
9780816526178 | details & prices | 261 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $55.00
About: A Zapotec Natural History is an extraordinary book and accompanying CD that describe the people of a small town in Mexico and their remarkable knowledge of the natural world in which they live.
About: A Zapotec Natural History is an extraordinary book and accompanying CD that describe the people of a small town in Mexico and their remarkable knowledge of the natural world in which they live.
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