Footprints of the forest : Ka'apor ethnobotany-- the historical ecology of plant utilization by an Amazonian people /

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Author / Creator:Balée, William L., 1954-
Imprint:New York : Columbia University Press, c1994.
Description:xxiii, 396 p. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1507775
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ISBN:0231074840
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Note on Orthography and Glosses for Indigenous Terms
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Botanical and Ethnographic Setting
  • 3. Ka'apor History
  • 4. Activity Contexts of Plants and People
  • 5. Medicine, Magic, and Poison
  • 6. Indigenous Forest Management
  • 7. Plant Nomenclature and Classification
  • 8. Toward a Comparative Ethnobotany of Lowland South America
  • Appendix 1 Ecological Importance Values of Fallow Species
  • Appendix 2 Ecological Importance Values of Fallow Families
  • Appendix 3 Ecological Importance Values of High Forest Species
  • Appendix 4 Ecological Importance Values of High Forest Families
  • Appendix 5 Alphabetical List of Plant Species Known to the Ka'apor
  • Appendix 6 Codes for Activity Contexts
  • Appendix 7 Indigenous Names and Activity Contexts of Plants Known to the Ka'apor
  • Appendix 8 Specific Activities and Associated Plants in Ka'apor Culture
  • Appendix 9 Concordance of Folk and Botanical Nomenclature
  • Appendix 10 Outline for a Classification of Ka'apor Generic Plant Names.