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Mountains of blame : climate and culpability in the Philippine uplands /

This thoughtful ethnography provides a detailed account of a forest community on the Philippine island of Palawan grappling with the material and conceptual implications of a changing climate, including residents' sense of self-blame for environmental events. Swidden agriculture has long been c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Will (Anthropologist) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2020]
Series:	Culture, place, and nature.
Subjects:	Palawan (Philippine people) > History > 21st century. Palawan Island (Philippines) > Climate. Blame > Philippines > Palawan Island. Palawan (Philippine people) > Land tenure. Shifting cultivation > Philippines > Palawan Island. Human beings > Effect of environment on > Philippines > Palawan Island.

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