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Reite plants: an ethnobotanical study in Tok Pisin and English

Book information

Publisher
ANU E Press
Year
2010
ISBN
1921666005, 9781921666001, 9781921666018
Google Books ID
tXZIGk2LYGwC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3956112 bytes)
Series
Asia-Pacific Environment Monograph 4
Pages
216\216
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Reite Plants is a documentation and discussion of the uses of plants by speakers of the Nekgini language, a people who reside in the hinterland of the Rai Coast in northern Papua New Guinea. High quality images and detailed information about traditional customary practices using plants provide a unique entry into understanding Nekgini social and cultural life. The book contains a discussion of the ownership of plant knowledge in the context of both local and contemporary global trends. As a dual language, co-authored text, the book is a unique contribution to the ethnobotany and anthropology of Melanesia. Reite Plants represents the product of a long term collaborative work between the authors.

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