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"The Earth's Blanket is an excellent distillation of traditional teachings and narratives. This thoroughly researched book provides the necessary framework for identifying a resource management grounded in cultural traditions and wisdom and is capable of achieving a sustainable agro-ecology."

* Agricultural History *

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
Prologue: The Land and the Peoples
1. Wealth and Value in a Changing Land
2. Land-based Stories of People and Home Places
3. A Kincentric Approach to Nature
4. Honouring Nature through Ceremony and Ritual
5. The Balance between Humans and Nature
6. Looking After the Lands and Waters
7. Everything Is One
8. Finding Meaning in a Contemporary Context
Source Notes
References
Index

The Earths Blanket

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    A Hardback by Nancy J. Turner, K. Sivaramakrishnan

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/02/2005
      ISBN13: 9780295984742, 978-0295984742
      ISBN10: 0295984740
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      "The Earth's Blanket is an excellent distillation of traditional teachings and narratives. This thoroughly researched book provides the necessary framework for identifying a resource management grounded in cultural traditions and wisdom and is capable of achieving a sustainable agro-ecology."

      * Agricultural History *

      Table of Contents

      Preface and Acknowledgments
      Prologue: The Land and the Peoples
      1. Wealth and Value in a Changing Land
      2. Land-based Stories of People and Home Places
      3. A Kincentric Approach to Nature
      4. Honouring Nature through Ceremony and Ritual
      5. The Balance between Humans and Nature
      6. Looking After the Lands and Waters
      7. Everything Is One
      8. Finding Meaning in a Contemporary Context
      Source Notes
      References
      Index

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