{"product_id":"plants-people-and-culture-9780815345909","title":"Plants People and Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it possible that plants have shaped the very trajectory of human cultures? Using riveting stories of fieldwork in remote villages, two of the worldâs leading ethnobotanists argue that our past and our future are deeply intertwined with plants. Creating massive sea craft from plants, indigenous shipwrights spurred the navigation of the worldâs oceans. Today, indigenous agricultural innovations continue to feed, clothe, and heal the worldâs population. One out of four prescription drugs, for example, were discovered from plants used by traditional healers. Objects as common as baskets for winnowing or wooden boxes to store feathers were ornamented with traditional designs demonstrating the human ability to understand our environment and to perceive the cosmos. Throughout the world, the human body has been used as the ultimate canvas for plant-based adornment as well as indelible design using tattoo inks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlants also garnered religious significance, both as offerings to the gods and as a doorway into the other world. Indigenous claims that plants themselves are sacred is leading to a startling reformulation of conservation. The authors argue that conservation goals can best be achieved by learning from, rather than opposing, indigenous peoples and their beliefs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eâ An engrossing narrative that invites the reader to personally engage with the relationship between plants, people, and culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eâ Full-color illustrations throughoutâincluding many original photographs captured by the authors during fieldwork\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eâ New to this editionâPlants That Harm, a chapter that examines the dangers of poisonous plants and the promise that their study holds for novel treatments for some of our most serious diseases, including Alzheimerâs and substance addiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eâ Additional readings at the end of each chapter to encourage further exploration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eâ Boxed features on selected topics that offer further insight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eâ Provocative questions to facilitate group discussion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned for the college classroom as well as for lay readers, this update of \u003ci\u003ePlants, People, and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e entices the reader with firsthand stories of fieldwork, spectacular illustrations, and a deep respect for both indigenous peoples and the earthâs natural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Balick and Cox’s new edition of \u003ci\u003ePlants, People, and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is both a superb ethnobotanical resource for students of the discipline, and a thoroughly good read for any- and everybody interested in knowing more about the ancient and enduring relationship between plants and people. Balick and Cox continue to set the standard for what a great ethnobotanical text should be, and this 2nd edition can only enhance \u003ci\u003ePlants, People, and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e’s iconic status.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- Dr Nigel Chaffey, \u003ci\u003eBotany One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. People and Plants. 2. Plants That Heal. 3. Plants That Harm. 4. From Hunting and Gathering to Haute Cuisine. 5. Plants as the Basis for Material Culture. 6. Entering the Other World. 7. Biological Conservation and Ethnobotany.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018467082583,"sku":"9780815345909","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780815345909.jpg?v=1750777004","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/plants-people-and-culture-9780815345909","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}