Isbn: 9780822328131 - culture and the question of rights: forests, coasts, and seas in southeast asia (4 Ergebnisse)

2002. Asia, Natural History, Conservation. Duke University Press.289p., fine paperback.

Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xii + 289pp, bibliography, index, a very good paperback copy. The contributors examine how these cultural activities work to both construct and lay claim to nature. As local communities become socially more complex and sometimes indistinguishable from resource extraction industries, these essays open up new avenues for negotiating indigenous rights against a background of global ideas of biodiversity and threatened habitat. This collection should prove valuable to anthropologists, political geographers, ecologists, environmentalists, legal scholars, and those interested in indigenous rights.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Summary:Based on fieldwork conducted in Malaysia and Indonesia during the 1980s and 1990s, these studies reveal the ironies, complexities, and histories of contemporary local people who have had to adapt to rapidly changing environmental conditions.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 289 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.