{"product_id":"ethnobotany-in-the-new-europe-people-health-and-wild-plant-resources-9781845454562","title":"Ethnobotany in the New Europe: People, Health and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe study of European wild food plants and herbal medicines is an old discipline that has been invigorated by a new generation of researchers pursuing ethnobotanical studies in fresh contexts. Modern botanical and medical science itself was built on studies of Medieval Europeans’ use of food plants and medicinal herbs. In spite of monumental changes introduced in the Age of Discovery and Mercantile Capitalism, some communities, often of immigrants in foreign lands, continue to hold on to old recipes and traditions, while others have adopted and enculturated exotic plants and remedies into their diets and pharmacopoeia in new and creative ways. Now in the 21st century, in the age of the European Union and Globalization, European folk botany is once again dynamically responding to changing cultural, economic, and political contexts. The authors and studies presented in this book reflect work being conducted across Europe’s many regions. They tell the story of the on-going evolution of human-plant relations in one of the most bioculturally dynamic places on the planet, and explore new approaches that link the re-evaluation of plant-based cultural heritage with the conservation and use of biocultural diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The text itself is useful, entertaining, and informative. In addition, each chapter is a model for modern ethnobotanical studies. Rather than simply cataloguingplant use, each researcher analyzes the historical, societal, economic, or political aspects relevant to changes in human plant usage. Thus, the authors provide a true ethnobotanical resource that can be instructive to academic audiences\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This book bridges biological and social science disciplines and it is useful for all those with an interest in biocultural diversity issues. I believe that this book can be useful not only for scientists and scholars active in the field, but also for those engaged in environmental conservation and management.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · International Journal of Environmental Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The merit of the book is that it offers a glimpse in the cultural diversity of Europe as a reflection of its history and shows some of the trends in both local ecological knowledge and ethnobotanical research in the old continent…I recommend this book to any scholar interested in doing ethnobotanical research in Europe and to any student that wants to carry out ethnobotanical research in Europe.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · Economic Botany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Appendixes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e The Ethnobotany of Europe, Past and Present\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eManuel Pardo-de-Santayana, Andrea Pieroni and Rajindra K. Puri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e People and Plants in Lëpushë: Traditional Medicine, Local Foods and Post-communism in a Northern Albanian Village\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAndrea Pieroni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e The Cultural Significance of Wild-gathered Plant Species in Kartitsch (Eastern Tyrol, Austria) and the Influence of Socioeconomic Changes on Local Gathering Practices\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAnja Christanell, Brigitte Vogl-Lukasser, Christian R. Vogl and Marianne Gütler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Local Innovations to Folk Medical Conditions: Two Major Phytotherapeutic Treatments from the Maltese Islands\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eTimothy J. Tabone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Local Awareness of Scarcity and Endangerment of Medicinal Plants in Roussenski Lom Natural Park in Northern Bulgaria\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eHugo J. de Boer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘My Doctor Doesn’t Understand Why I Use Them’: Herbal and Food Medicines amongst the Bangladeshi Community in West Yorkshire, U.K.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAndrea Pieroni, Hadar Zaman, Shamila Ayub and Bren Torry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Persistence of Wild Food and Wild Medicinal Plant Knowledge in a Northeastern Region of Portugal\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAna Maria Carvalho and Ramón Morales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e The Use of Wild Edible Plants in the Graecanic Area in Calabria, Southern Italy\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eSabine Nebel and Michael Heinrich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e The Ecology and Use of Edible Thistles in Évora, Alentejo, Southeastern Portugal\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMaria José Barão and Alexandra Soveral Dias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Spring is Coming: The Gathering and Consumption of Wild Vegetables in Spain\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJavier Tardío\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Plants as Symbols in Scotland Today\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eVeerle Van den Eynden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e The Botanical Identity and Cultural Significance of Lithuanian Jovaras: An Ethnobotanical Riddle\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eDaiva Šeškauskaite and Bernd Gliwa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/b\u003e Norway’s Rosmarin(Rhododendron tomentosum) in Past and Present Tradition\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eTorbjørn Alm and Marianne Iversen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/b\u003e Chamomiles in Spain: The Dynamics of Plant Nomenclature\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eManuel Pardo-de-Santayana and Ramón Morales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 15.\u003c\/b\u003e A Preliminary Study of the Plant Knowledge and Grassland Management Practices of English Livestock Farmers, with Implications for Grassland Conservation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJenny L. McCune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 16.\u003c\/b\u003e A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Allotments in Gravesham, Kent, U.K.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eChristine Wildhaber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042975744343,"sku":"9781845454562","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845454562.jpg?v=1750956479","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ethnobotany-in-the-new-europe-people-health-and-wild-plant-resources-9781845454562","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}