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The Cultural Context of Biodiversity : Seen and Unseen Dimensions of Indigenous Knowledge among Q'eqchi' Communities in Guatemala /

How are biological diversity, protected areas, indigenous knowledge and religious worldviews related? From an anthropological perspective, this book provides an introduction into the complex subject of conservation policies that cannot be addressed without recognising the encompassing relationship b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Maass, Petra
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Akron, Ohio] : University of Akron Press, 2010
Edition:North American ed.
Series:Göttinger Beiträge zur Ethnologie ; v. 2.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The global context
  • The discursive context
  • The local context
  • Local expressions of indigenous knowledge
  • Concluding remarks
  • Epilogue
  • References
  • Appendix.