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Ethnobiological Classification: Principles of Categorization of Plants and Animals in Traditional Societies
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Ethnobiological Classification: Principles of Categorization of Plants and Animals in Traditional Societies
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Brent Berlin
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Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:354 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Zoology and animal sciences Applied ecology |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691601267
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Classifications | Dewey:306.45 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
14 July 2014 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
A founder of and leading thinker in the field of modern ethnobiology looks at the widespread regularities in the classification and naming of plants and animals among peoples of traditional, nonliterate societies--regularities that persist across local environments, cultures, societies, and languages. Brent Berlin maintains that these patterns can
Reviews"This well-researched and enthusiastically written book is a major contribution to ethnobiology... This book is aimed at professional ethnobiologists, but it will also be of value to those who are interested in linguistics, systematics, psychological mechanisms, and the postmodernist debate."--The Quarterly Review of Biology
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