Philippe Descola

In the Society of Nature

A Native Ecology in Amazonia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Achuar Indians live in the remote forest reaches of the Upper Amazon and have developed sophisticated strategies of resource management. Philippe Descola documents their rich knowledge of the environment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 641g
• ISBN-13: 9780521574679
• ISBN-10: 0521574676
• Artikelnr.: 21852241

Inhaltsangabe

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.