Ethnobotany for Beginners

Designed for new scholars, this book features a quick and easy-to-read discussion of ethnobotany along with its major developments. The language is clear and concise, objective and straightforward, and structured to lead the reader from the beginning of this science to the most recent developments. While there are some books on ethnobotany, mainly dealing with methods, this book covers the topic in an introductory and comprehensive text that prepares the reader for more advanced study of ethnobotany.

Auteur
Ulysses Paulino AlbuquerqueUniversidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Departamento de BiologiaRecife, PernambucoBrazil
Marcelo Alves RamosUniversidade de Pernambuco
Recife, PernambucoBrazil
Washington Soares Ferreira JúniorUniversidade de Pernambuco
Petrolina, PernambucoBrazil
Patricia Muniz MedeirosUniversidade Federal de Alagoas
Maceió, AlagoasBrazil

Contenu

Chapter 1: History and Concepts.- Chapter 2: Approaches and Interests of Ethnobotanical Research.- Chapter 3: Investigation Methods.- Chapter 4: The Classic Approaches.- Chapter 5: Reflecting on Research in Ethnobotany.- Chapter 6: Ethnobotany, Science and Society.