{"product_id":"plants-and-animals-in-the-life-of-the-kuna-paperback-softback-9780292787261","title":"Plants and Animals in the Life of the Kuna (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292787261","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlants and Animals in the Life of the Kuna\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJorge Ventocilla (Author), Heraclio Herrera (Author), Valerio Núñez (Author), Hans Roeder (Edited by), Elisabeth King (Translated by), James Howe (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292787261\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 September 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePlants and Animals \u003c\/i\u003e... documents Kuna culture, subsistence strategies, and traditional ecological knowledge while warning of the dangers of increased involvement in market economies. It does what many advocate but few accomplish by presenting indigenous views of ecology and culture. Written in large part by the Kuna for the Kuna, this book is one of the first comprehensive publications on ethnobiology that represents indigenous voices, giving ousiders a rare opportunity \u0026amp;#x2018;to eavesdrop, to listen as they exhort each other, to wake up, and to change.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/div\u003e (Cultural Survival Quarterly)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The earth is the mother of all things\"; thus begins this original and accessible book on how the Kuna of Panama relate to the natural world. An integrative project involving Kuna traditional leaders and trained scholars, and fully illustrated by a Kuna artist, this translation of \u003ci\u003ePlantas y animales en la vida del pueblo Kuna\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on Kuna plant and animal life, social life, and social change as a means of saving traditional ecological knowledge and \"returning\" it to the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors hope to preserve the Kuna environment not only by reviving traditional technologies but also by educating the Kuna as to what needs protection. While the Kuna have a tradition of living in harmony with the land, the intrusion of the market economy is eroding the very basis of their sustainable way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a response to this crisis, this book seeks to develop native self-awareness and provide a model for collaboration. It will appeal to Latin Americanists, anthropologists, and ethnobotanists, as well as to a general readership in environmental issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword (James Howe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Baba's Creation (Cacique General Enrique Guerrero with Valerio NÚ\u003cbr\u003eÑ\u003cbr\u003eez)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Ready to Change? (Jorge Ventocilla)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The Kuna (Jorge Ventocilla)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Rivers and Mountains (Jorge Ventocilla)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Terrestrial Fauna (Jorge Ventocilla)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Hunting in Gangandi (Jorge Ventocilla with Rutilio Paredes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Money Creates Hunger (Elvira Torres with Valerio NÚ\u003cbr\u003eÑ\u003cbr\u003eez)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Submarine \"\u003cbr\u003eDeforestation\"\u003cbr\u003e (Jorge Ventocilla with Olaidi)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. The Spirit of the \u003ci\u003eUaga\u003c\/i\u003e (Cacique General Carlos LÓ\u003cbr\u003epez with Valerio NÚ\u003cbr\u003eÑ\u003cbr\u003eez)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Medicinal Plants (Heraclio Herrera)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. The \u003ci\u003eUeruk\u003c\/i\u003e Palm (Heraclio Herrera)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. To Be or Not to Be (Arysteides Turpana with Valerio NÚ\u003cbr\u003eÑ\u003cbr\u003eez)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue (Mac Chapin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A. Scientific and Vernacular Names of Plants and Animals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B. Kuna Communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530887852312,"sku":"9780292787261","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/plants-and-animals-in-the-life-of-the-kuna-paperback-softback-9780292787261","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}