Plants, People, and Culture, Balick, Michael J , Cox, Paul Alan

Автор: Judd Walter S., Judd Graham A.
Название: Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J.R.R. Tolkien`s Legendarium
ISBN: 0190276312 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190276317
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: In this book, Walter Judd and Grant Judd give detailed species accounts of every plant found in Tolkien`s universe, complete with the etymology of the plant`s name, a discussion of its significance within Tolkien`s work, a description of the plant`s distribution and ecology, and an original hand-drawn illustration in the style of a woodcut print.

Автор: Rudall Paula J.
Название: Paula J. Rudall. Anatomy of Flowering Plants. Cambridge University Press, 2007 ISBN 9780521692458 Раделл П. Анатомия цветущих растений. Издательство Кэмбриджского университета, 2007
ISBN: 0521692458 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521692458
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: In the third edition of her successful textbook, Paula Rudall provides a comprehensive yet succinct introduction to the anatomy of flowering plants. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, the book covers all aspects of comparative plant structure and development, arranged in a series of chapters on the stem, root, leaf, flower, seed and fruit. Internal structures are described using magnification aids from the simple hand-lens to the electron microscope. Numerous references to recent topical literature are included, and new illustrations reflect a wide range of flowering plant species. The phylogenetic context of plant names has also been updated as a result of improved understanding of the relationships among flowering plants. This clearly written text is ideal for students studying a wide range of courses in botany and plant science, and is also an excellent resource for professional and amateur horticulturists.

Автор: Ontiveros Randy J.
Название: In the Spirit of a New People
ISBN: 0814738842 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780814738849
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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Reexamining the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s, In the Spirit of a New People brings to light new insights about social activism in the twentieth-century and new lessons for progressive politics in the twenty-first. Randy J. Ontiveros explores the ways in which Chicano/a artists and activists used fiction, poetry, visual arts, theater, and other expressive forms to forge a common purpose and to challenge inequality in America.
Focusing on cultural politics, Ontiveros reveals neglected stories about the Chicano movement and its impact: how writers used the street press to push back against the network news; how visual artists such as Santa Barraza used painting, installations, and mixed media to challenge racism in mainstream environmentalism; how El Teatro Campesino’s innovative “actos,” or short skits,sought to embody new, more inclusive forms of citizenship; and how Sandra Cisneros and other Chicana novelists broadened the narrative of the Chicano movement. In the Spirit of a New People articulates a fresh understanding of how the Chicano movement contributed to the social and political currents of postwar America, and how the movement remains meaningful today.

Автор: Solen Roth
Название: Incorporating Culture: How Indigenous People Are Reshaping the Northwest Coast Art Industry
ISBN: 077483739X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780774837392
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Fragments of culture often become commodities when the tourism and heritage business showcases local artistic and cultural practice. But what happens when local communities become more involved in this cultural marketplace? Incorporating Culture examines how Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs are cultivating more equitable relationships with the companies that reproduce their designs on everyday objects. Moving beyond the assumption that cultural commodification is necessarily exploitative, Solen Roth illustrates the processes by which Indigenous people have been asserting control over the Northwest Coast art industry, reshaping it to reflect Indigenous models of property, relationships, and economics.

Автор: Joseph W. Bastien
Название: People of the Water: Change and Continuity among the Uru-Chipayans of Bolivia
ISBN: 1607811480 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781607811480
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: This is an ethnographic analysis of the cultural practices of the Uru-Chipayans - how they have maintained their culture and how they have changed. Joseph Bastien has spent decades living with and studying the Chipayans, and here for the first time he discusses the dynamics between traditional, social, and religious practices and the impending forces of modernity upon them.

Автор: Benedict Ruth
Название: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture
ISBN: 1946963259 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781946963253
Издательство: Неизвестно
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2019 Reprint of the 1946 Edition by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. Noted American anthropologist Ruth Benedict wrote this book at the invitation of the U.S. Office of War Information, in order to understand and predict the behavior of the Japanese in World War II by reference to a series of contradictions in traditional culture. The book was influential in shaping American ideas about Japanese culture during the occupation of Japan and popularized the distinction between guilt cultures and shame cultures. Although it has received harsh criticism, the book has continued to be influential. The Japanese, Benedict wrote, are:

both aggressive and unaggressive, both militaristic and aesthetic, both insolent and polite, rigid and adaptable, submissive and resentful of being pushed around, loyal and treacherous, brave and timid, conservative and hospitable to new ways

The book also affected Japanese conceptions of themselves. It was translated into Japanese in 1948 and became a bestseller in the People's Republic of China when relations with Japan soured.

Автор: Kawa Nicholas C.
Название: Amazonia in the Anthropocene: People, Soils, Plants, Forests
ISBN: 147730844X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781477308448
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Widespread human alteration of the planet has led many scholars to claim that we have entered a new epoch in geological time: the Anthropocene, an age dominated by humanity. This ethnography is the first to directly engage the Anthropocene, tackling its problems and paradoxes from the vantage point of the world’s largest tropical rainforest.

Drawing from extensive ethnographic research, Nicholas Kawa examines how pre-Columbian Amerindians and contemporary rural Amazonians have shaped their environment, describing in vivid detail their use and management of the region’s soils, plants, and forests. At the same time, he highlights the ways in which the Amazonian environment resists human manipulation and control—a vital reminder in this time of perceived human dominance. Written in engaging, accessible prose, Amazonia in the Anthropocene offers an innovative contribution to debates about humanity’s place on the planet, encouraging deeper ecocentric thinking and a more inclusive vision of ecology for the future.

Автор: Cumo
Название: Plants And People
ISBN: 1498707084 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498707084
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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An exploration of the relationship between plants and people from early agriculture to modern-day applications of biotechnology in crop production, Plants and People: Origin and Development of Human-Plant Science Relationships covers the development of agricultural sciences from Roman times through the development of agricultural experiment stations in the United States to the rise of agri-business. It underscores the symbiotic relationship and mutuality that define the intertwined histories of plants and people. It does not merely present the latest science but puts the sciences themselves in the context of history.

Автор: Ontiveros Randy J
Название: In the Spirit of a New People
ISBN: 081473877X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780814738771
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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Reexamining the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s, In the Spirit of a New People brings to light new insights about social activism in the twentieth-century and new lessons for progressive politics in the twenty-first. Randy J. Ontiveros explores the ways in which Chicano/a artists and activists used fiction, poetry, visual arts, theater, and other expressive forms to forge a common purpose and to challenge inequality in America.
Focusing on cultural politics, Ontiveros reveals neglected stories about the Chicano movement and its impact: how writers used the street press to push back against the network news; how visual artists such as Santa Barraza used painting, installations, and mixed media to challenge racism in mainstream environmentalism; how El Teatro Campesino’s innovative “actos,” or short skits,sought to embody new, more inclusive forms of citizenship; and how Sandra Cisneros and other Chicana novelists broadened the narrative of the Chicano movement. In the Spirit of a New People articulates a fresh understanding of how the Chicano movement contributed to the social and political currents of postwar America, and how the movement remains meaningful today.

Автор: Balick, Michael J , Cox, Paul Alan
Название: Plants, People, and Culture
ISBN: 036750183X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367501839
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: Using riveting stories of fieldwork in remote villages, two of the world`s leading ethnobotanists argue that the very roots of human culture are deeply intertwined with plants. Plants, People, and Culture, Second Edition is designed for the college classroom as well as for the general lay reader.

Автор: P.J. Lumsden; J.R. Nicholas; W.J. Davies
Название: Physiology, Growth and Development of Plants in Culture
ISBN: 9401043396 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401043397
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Over recent years, progress in micropropagation has not been as rapid as many expected and, even now, relatively few crops are produced commercially. One reason for this is that the biology of material growing in vitro has been insufficiently understood for modifications to standard methods to be made based on sound physiological principles. However, during the past decade, tissue culture companies and others have invested considerable effort to reduce the empirical nature of the production process. The idea of the conference Physiology, Growth and Development of Plants and Cells in Culture' (Lancaster, 1992) was to introduce specialists in different areas of plant physiology to micropropagators, with the express aims of disseminating as wide a range of information to as large a number of participants as possible, and beginning new discussions on the constraints and potentials affecting the development of in vitro plant production methods.
This book is based on presentations from the conference and has been divided into two main sections, dealing with either aspects of the in vitro environment -- light, nutrients, water, gas -- or with applied aspects of the culture process -- morphogenesis, acclimation, rejuvenation, contamination.

Автор: Wolfgang Mieder
Название: Behold the Proverbs of a People: Proverbial Wisdom in Culture, Literature, and Politics
ISBN: 1496814657 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781496814654
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: The thirteen chapters of this book comprise an intriguing and informative entry into the world of proverb scholarship, illustrating that proverbs have always been and continue to be wisdom’s international currency. The first section of the book focuses on the field of paremiology (proverb studies) in general, the spread of Anglo-American proverbs in Europe, and the phenomenon of modern proverbs. The second section analyzes the use of proverbs in the world of politics, including a chapter on President Obama, while the third concentrates on the uses of proverbs in literature. The final section ends with detailed cultural studies of the origin, history, dissemination, use, function, and meaning of specific proverbs.Noted scholar Wolfgang Mieder shows that proverbs matter in culture, literature, and politics. Proverbs remain part and parcel of oral and written communication, and, he demonstrates, they deserve to be studied from a range of viewpoints. While various chapters deal with a variety of issues and approaches, they cohere through a rhetorical perspective that looks at the text, texture, and context of proverbs as speech acts that make a noteworthy impact on culture and society. Whether proverbs appear in everyday speech, on the radio, on television, in films, on the pages of newspapers or magazines, in advertisements, in literary works, or in political speeches, they serve as formulaic verbal devices to add authoritative weight through tradition, convention, and wisdom.