Philippe Descola,
Philippe (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris) Descola
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 1996
9780521574679
In the Society of Nature
A Native Ecology in Amazonia
Specificaties
Paperback, 396 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
e druk, 1996
ISBN13: 9780521574679
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Cambridge Studies in
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
The Achuar Indians live in the remote forest reaches of the Upper Amazon and have developed sophisticated strategies of resource management. Philippe Descola, who has gathered material over several years of fieldwork, documents their rich knowledge of the environment. He explains how this technical knowledge of the increasingly threatened Amazonian ecosystems is interwoven with cosmological ideas that endow nature with the characteristics of society. Combining a symbolist approach with an ecological analysis, the book contributes a new theory of the social construction of nature.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521574679
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:396
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:Cambridge Studies in
Inhoudsopgave
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.