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Introduction to Cultural Ecology

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Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

12.12.2013

Verlag

Altamira Press

Seitenzahl

452

Maße (L/B/H)

23.5/15.7/2.9 cm

Gewicht

801 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-7591-2328-1

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

12.12.2013

Verlag

Altamira Press

Seitenzahl

452

Maße (L/B/H)

23.5/15.7/2.9 cm

Gewicht

801 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-7591-2328-1

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Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Contents
    List of Figures and Tables
    Preface
    Acknowledgments
    1 Introduction
    What Is Cultural Ecology?
    Anthropology
    The Study of Human Ecology
    A History of Thought on Culture and Environment
    The Rise of Cultural Ecology
    Thus . . .
    Chapter Summary
    Key Terms
    2 Fundamentals of Ecology
    The Environment
    Niche and Habitat
    Resources
    Energy
    Chapter Summary
    Key Terms
    3 Human Biological Ecology
    Humans as Animals
    Biological Adaptations
    Human Population Regulation
    Nutrition
    Evolutionary Ecology
    Chapter Summary
    Key Terms
    CASE STUDY 3.1. The Dietary Role of Insects in the Ancient Great Basin
    4 Cultural Ecology
    Human Capabilities
    Culture as an Adaptive Mechanism
    Traditional Knowledge Systems
    Human Control of the Environment
    Decision Making
    A Concluding Thought on Management
    Chapter Summary
    Key Terms
    5 Hunting and Gathering
    Hunter-Gatherer Classification
    The Hunter-Gatherer Stereotype
    Bias in Hunter-Gatherer Studies
    Population
    Settlement and Subsistence
    Environmental Manipulation and Resource Management
    Relations with other Groups
    Chapter Summary
    Key Terms
    CASE STUDY 5.1: The Nuu-chah-nulth of British Columbia
    CASE STUDY 5.2: The Mbuti of the Ituri Forest
    6 The Origins of Food Production
    Agricultural Domestication
    The Transition to Farming
    On the Origin of Agriculture
    Types of Agriculture
    The Impact of Agriculture
    Chapter Summary
    Key Terms
    7 Horticulture
    Horticultural Techniques
    Use of Wild Resources
    Environmental Manipulation and Resource Management
    Relations with Other Groups
    Chapter Summary
    Key Terms
    CASE STUDY 7.1: The Grand Valley Dani of Highland New Guinea
    CASE STUDY 7.2: The Lozi of Western Zambia
    8 Pastoralism
    General Sociopolitical Organization
    Types of Pastoralism
    The Geography of Pastoralism
    The Origin of Pastoralism
    Some Parameters of Pastoralism
    Use of Nonpastoral Products
    Environmental Manipulation and Resource Management
    Relations with Other Groups
    A Note on the Impact of Grazing
    Chapter Summary
    Key Terms
    CASE STUDY 8.1: The Maasai: Pastoralists in East Africa
    CASE STUDY 8.2: The Navajo: Pastoralists of the American Southwest
    CASE STUDY 8.3: Cattle Ranchers in the American West, by Kimberly Hedrick
    9 Intensive Agriculture
    Changes in Scale
    Techniques of Intensive Agriculture
    Contemporary Industrialized Agriculture
    Environmental Manipulation and Resource Management
    Relations with Other Groups
    Chapter Summary
    Key Terms
    CASE STUDY 9.1: Mountains and Water: The Traditional Agricultural System along South Coastal China
    CASE STUDY 9.2: The Maya Agricultural System
    10 Current Issues and Problems
    The Tragedy of the Commons
    Agricultural Involution
    Agricultural Development and Intensification
    The Rainforest Dilemma
    The General Problem
    Chapter Summary
    Key Terms
    Glossary
    References
    Index
    About the Authors