Wild Harvest in the Heartland

Ethnobotany in Missouri's Little Dixie

Justin M. Nolan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

100 Seiten

2007
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3653-7 (ISBN)

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This work is a detailed study of people and plants in Little Dixie, a seven-county region of central Missouri. Based on three summers of field research, Professor Nolan combines ethnoscience with folklore to document what and why people know about wild plants in this little-known section of the American Midwest. The book is organized around the cognitive and behavioral differences between local experts and 'novices' who gather wild plant foods and medicines regularly throughout the seasons in Little Dixie. Ethnobotanical knowledge is described as an ongoing interaction between ecology and cognition, under constant modification by shifting cultural beliefs about edibility, efficacy, and sensory appeal. As consumable resources and symbols of belonging, wild plants are detailed with ethnographic context and vivid pen-and-ink sketches. Wild Harvest in the Heartland will appeal to a broad audience of anthropologists, ethnobotanists, folklorists, and ecologists, and will provide a welcome resource for naturalists, conservationists, and outdoor enthusiasts.

Justin M. Nolan, Ph.D. is Research Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arkansas. He was the recipient of the Students' Choice Teaching Award from the University of Missouri in 2000 and presently holds a position on the Board of Trustees for the Society of Ethnobiology. Professor Nolan continues to pursue fieldwork in ethnobiology and regional folklore in the American South.

Part 1 Acknowledgements Part 2 Preface Chapter 3 Scope of the Study Chapter 4 The Study Region and its People Chapter 5 Research Methods Chapter 6 The Ethnobotany of Little Dixie Chapter 7 Ethnobotanical Knowledge Variation in Little Dixie Chapter 8 The Ecology of Ethnobotanical Knowledge Chapter 9 Ethnobotanical Classification among Experts and Novices Chapter 10 Conclusion Part 11 Bibliography Part 12 Appendix

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.7.2007
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 230 mm
Gewicht	163 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie
ISBN-10	0-7618-3653-5 / 0761836535
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3653-7 / 9780761836537
Zustand	Neuware