Habitat, Economy and Society: A Geographical Introduction to Ethnology

ISBN-13: 9780415613767 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 520 str.

C. Daryll Forde;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

An introduction to the ethnography and human geography of non-European peoples, this book deals with the economic and social life of a number of groups at diverse levels of cultural achievement and in different regions of the world.

Spis treści

1. IntroductionPart 1: Food Gatherers 2. The Semang and Sakai: collectors in the Malayan Forests3. The Bushmen: Hunters in the Kalahari Desert4. The Paiute: Collectors in the Great Basin5. The Black foot: Buffalo Hunters of the North American Plains6. The Nootka, Kwakiutl and other Fishing Peoples of British Columbia7. The Yukaghir: Reindeer Hunters in the Siberian Tundra8. The Eskimo: Seal and Caribou Hunters in Arctic AmericaPart 2: Cultivators 9. The Boro of the Western Amazon Forest10. The Yoruba and Boloki: Hoe Cultivators in the African Forests11. Oceanians: Peoples of the Eastern Solomons and the Society Islands12. The Hopi and Yuma: Flood Farmers in the North American Desert13. Cochin: An Indian State on the Malabar CoastPart 3: Pastoral Nomads 14. The Masai: Cattle Herders on the East African Plateau15. The Ruwala Badawin: Camel Breeders of Northern Arabia16. The Kazak, Kirghiz and Kalmuck: Horse and Sheep Herders of Central Aisa17. The Northern Tungus and other Reindeer Herders of SiberiaPart 4: Habitat and Economy 18. Food-Gathering Economies19. Digging Stick, Hoe and Plough Cultivation20. Pastoralism21. Cultivated Plants and the Development of Agriculture22. The Domestication and Utilization of Animals23. Conclusion

O autorze

C. Daryll Forde