Ethnobotany for beginners / Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque [and 3 others].
By: Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de,, autor
Contributor(s): Ferreira, Washington Soares,, Júnior | Medeiros, Patrícia Muniz de. | Ramos, Marcelo Alves.
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E-bookSeries: (SpringerBriefs in plant science).Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Science and Business Media Springer Nature, 2017Description: 1 recurso en línea : ilustraciones.ISBN: 3319528726; 9783319528724.Subject: Etnobotánica
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Foreword; Preface; Contents; About the Authors; Chapter 1: History and€Concepts; References; Chapter 2: Approaches and€Interests of€Ethnobotanical Research; References; Chapter 3: Investigation Methods; Individual Interviews; Participant Observation; Free Listing; Participatory Methodologies; Triangulation of€Methods; The Importance of€Formulating Questions and€Hypotheses in€Ethnobotanical Research; References; Chapter 4: The Classic Approaches; The Folk Classifications in€Ethnobotanical Studies; Symbolic Discontinuities: The€Case of€African-ƯBrazilian Cults.
Natural Discontinuities: An€Example of€the€Mayas and€Tzeltales Some Alternative Views to€the€Idea of€the€Universality of€Folk Taxonomy; References; Chapter 5: Reflecting on€Research in€Ethnobotany; In Order to€Be€an€Ethnobotanist, It Is Necessary to€Have Specific Training; Ethnobotanical Research Lacks Novelty; Ethnobotanists Need a€Better Relationship with€the€Literature; The Continuous Search for€More Efficient Methods Should Be€the€Focus of€Ethnobotanists; It Is Necessary to€Have Ethical Principles; References; Chapter 6: Ethnobotany, Science and€Society; References.
Designed for new scholars, this book features a quick and easy-to-read discussion of ethnobotany along with its major developments. The language is clear and concise, objective and straightforward, and structured to lead the reader from the beginning of this science to the most recent developments. While there are some books on ethnobotany, mainly dealing with methods, this book covers the topic in an introductory and comprehensive text that prepares the reader for more advanced study of ethnobotany.
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