| Trees, Knots, and Outriggers: Environmental Knowledge in the Northeast Kula Ring Contributor(s): Damon, Frederick H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785332325 ISBN-13: 9781785332326 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $137.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Indigenous Studies - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2016022585 |
| Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 390 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Trees, Knots and Outriggers (Kaynen Muyuw) is the culmination of twenty-five years of work by Frederick H. Damon and his attention to cultural adaptations to the environment in Melanesia. Damon details the intricacies of indigenous knowledge and practice in his sweeping synthesis of symbolic and structuralist anthropology with recent developments in historical ecology. This book is a long conversation between the author's many Papua New Guinea informants, teachers and friends, and scientists in Australia, Europe and the United States, in which a spirit of adventure and discovery is palpable. |
Contributor Bio(s): Damon, Frederick H.: - Frederick H. Damon is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Virginia. |