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In the Society of Nature
A Native Ecology in Amazonia
Langbeschreibung
The Achuar Indians of the Upper Amazon have developed sophisticated strategies of resource management. The author documents their knowledge of the environment, and explains how it is interwoven with cosmological ideas that endow nature with the characteristics of society.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
General introduction; Part I. The Sphere of Nature: 1. The territorial space; 2. Landscape and cosmos; 3. Nature's beings; Part II. On the Proper Use of Nature: 4. The world of the house; 5. The world of gardens; 6. The world of the forest; 7. The world of the river; 8. Categories of practice; 9. The good life; Conclusion.
ISBN-13:
9780521411035
Veröffentl:
2003
Erscheinungsdatum:
18.10.2003
Seiten:
396
Autor:
Descola Philippe
Gewicht:
794 g
Format:
235x157x28 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
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