Historical Ethnobiology

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-12-816245-3
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Historical Ethnobiology presents a unique approach to analyzing human-nature interactions, using theoretical and methodological aspects to examine historical scientific knowledge. This book disseminates the notion that past local narratives of biodiversity influence the determination of both historical and modern scientific decisions.

Beginning with a brief history of ethnobiology's development, this book delves into conceptual models, historical knowledge areas, and the theoretical matrix of ethnobiology. This book also focuses on the importance of memory including topics of memory production by human in different epochs and how individual memory records contribute to social history and the understanding of the past effects of human interaction with nature. Looking ahead, it discusses the importance of records such as these for determining future mankind's relationships with nature to preserve biodiversity and ensure conservation.

Historical Ethnobiology is the first book to focus on past human-nature interactions and their interpretations in today's scientific culture. This book is an excellent resource for students and researchers in biology, ethnobiology, and anthropology.

Zielgruppe

<p>Researchers, undergradutes, and gradutate students in ethnobiology, biology, and anthropology</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Medeiros, Maria Franco Trindade

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Umwelt und Kultur, Kulturökologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction
- Defining Historical Ethnobiology
- Documents that Reveal the Interactions Between People and Nature
- Conceptual Model of Historical Ethnobiology
- Methodological Aspects for Researching Historical Ethnobiology
- General reflections on Ethnobiology and Education
- Thinking about the concepts of the types of knowledge and human communities
- Teaching Historical Ethnobiology
- Final Considerations
- Suggested Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Medeiros, Maria Franco Trindade
Dr. Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in biological sciences from the Museu Nacional da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She completed her postdoctoral studies in botany and ecology at the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil. Her primary research focuses on historical ethnobiology with other research interests including discussions on interdisciplinary research between ethnobotany, ethnozoology, and history. She participates academically as a speaker, course leader, and research group coordinator and has published four books and contributed to numerous book chapters and journal publications.