| Local Knowledge: Living Resources and Natural Assets in Greenland Bilingual Kal[t Edition Contributor(s): Petersen, H. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0982170327 ISBN-13: 9780982170328 Publisher: International Polar Institute OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2009 Annotation: Spanning a 60-year period, Petersen, a native Greenlander, has systematically studied climate, settlement and natural life in his native land |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Polar Regions - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Nature |
| Dewey: 508 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.6" W x 8.5" (1.80 lbs) 470 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Available for the first time in English, this collection is of particular significance in a world where global climate change and its impact on communities, flora, and fauna is changing the way we govern our lives. Presented in both contemporary and historical perspectives, Petersen's interviews of residents shed further light on what is referred to as tradi-tional knowledge and regarded by Greenlanders as most pertinent to their own lives. Included here are illustrations and photographs from Petersen's extensive collection. Reliable first hand accounts of these subjects in the arctic, over an extended time span, are rare. Local Knowledge is an invaluable research tool into the causes and effects of 20th century industrialization, and its effects of the land. Hardcover is un-jacketed. |