Ben Campbell

Living Between Juniper and Palm

Nature, Culture, and Power in the Himalayas

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Produktbeschreibung

This monograph discusses issues of sustainability, ecology, and environment in the Himalayas, particularly among the Tamang people of Nepal. It provides a comparative framework for analysing human-environment relations. The author addresses new approaches to environmental protection, examining the case of Langtang National Park.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 146mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780198078524
• ISBN-10: 0198078528
• Artikelnr.: 36142397

Autorenporträt

Ben Campbell is Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Durham University.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgements
* List of Figures
* List of Abbreviations
* Introduction: Enquiring Ethnographically into Nature Protection
* Part I:
* 1: Perceiving the Environment
* 2: Shifting Paradigms in Conservation and Environmental Anthropology
* Part II:
* 3: Forests of History: Plants, People, and Power
* 4: Connecting Pathways: Dwelling and Displacement on the Mountainside
* 5: Social Life with Livestock: Categorizing Relationships of Animal
and Human Care
* 6: Animals Behaving Badly: Indigenous Perceptions of Wildlife
Protection
* 7: Selves and Others in a Conflictual Environment
* Part III:
* 8: Encountering Conservation: Resources, Communities, and Governance
* 9: Translating Sustainability
* Conclusion: Culture and Environment Revisited
* Glossary
* Bibliography
* Index