Shadows in the sun : travels to landscapes of spirit and desire /

Wade Davis has been called "a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life's diversity." In Shadows in the Sun, he brings all of those gifts to bear on a fascinating examination of Indigenous cultures and the interactions between human societies...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davis, Wade
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [2010?]
Edition:Pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Human ecology > Cross-cultural studies.
Landscape assessment > Cross-cultural studies.
Philosophy of nature > Cross-cultural studies.
Écologie humaine > Études transculturelles.
Paysages > Évaluation > Études transculturelles.
Philosophie de la nature > Études transculturelles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Human ecology
Landscape assessment
Philosophy of nature
Cross-cultural studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Forword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Hunters of the Northern Ice
  • Dreams of a Jade Forest
  • The White Darkness
  • The Clouded Leopard
  • Passion in the Desert
  • The Forests of Amazonia
  • White Blood of the Forest
  • The Art of Shamanic Healing
  • Plants of the Gods
  • Cactus of the Four Winds
  • Smoking Toad
  • Breaking Trail
  • In the Shadow of Red Cedar
  • The End of the Wild
  • Index
  • Original Sources

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