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The cultural context of biodiversity conservation : seen and unseen dimensions of indigenous knowledge among Q'eqchi' communities in Guatemala /

How are biological diversity, protected areas, indigenous knowledge and religious worldviews related? From an anthropological perspective, this book provides an introduction into the complex subject of conservation policies that cannot be addressed without recognising the encompassing relationship b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maass, Petra
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Akron, Ohio] : University of Akron Press, 2010.
Edition:North American ed.
Series:Göttinger Beiträge zur Ethnologie ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Landscape assessment > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz.
Ethnology > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz.
Protected areas > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz.
Human ecology > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz.
Kekchi Indians > Science > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz.
Kekchi Indians > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz.
Traditional ecological knowledge > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz.
Biodiversity conservation > Social aspects > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The global context
  • The discursive context
  • The local context
  • Local expressions of indigenous knowledge
  • Concluding remarks
  • Epilogue
  • References
  • Appendix.