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Insects and Human Life.
This pioneering book looks at the importance of insects to culture. While in the developed West a good deal of time and money may be spent trying to exterminate insects, in other cultures human-insect relations can be far more subtle and multi-faceted. Like animals, insects may be revered or reviled...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; 1 Folk Classification of Insects; 2 Insects as Food; 3 Bees and Bee-keeping; 4 Insects and Agriculture; 5 Household Pests and Locust Swarms; 6 Insects and Disease; 7 Cultural Entomology; Appendix: Insect Life of Malawi; Bibliography; References; Index.