Edges, Fringes, Frontiers

Edges, Fringes, Frontiers
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9781785339899
ISBN-13 : 1785339893
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Book Synopsis Edges, Fringes, Frontiers by : Thomas Henfrey

Download or read book Edges, Fringes, Frontiers written by Thomas Henfrey and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an ethnographic account of subsistence use of Amazonian forests by Wapishana people in Guyana, Edges, Frontiers, Fringes examines the social, cultural and behavioral bases for sustainability and resilience in indigenous resource use. Developing an original framework for holistic analysis, it demonstrates that flexible interplay among multiple modes of environmental understanding and decision-making allows the Wapishana to navigate socio-ecological complexity successfully in ways that reconcile short-term material needs with long-term maintenance and enhancement of the resource base.


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