Indigenous Knowledge and the Environment in Africa and North America
(Part of the Series in Ecology and History Series)
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Indigenous knowledge has become a catchphrase in global struggles for environmental justice. Yet indigenous knowledges are often viewed, incorrectly, as pure and primordial cultural artifacts. This collection draws from African and North American cases to argue that the forms of knowledge identified as "indigenous" resulted from strategies to control environmental resources during and after colonial encounters. At times indigenous knowledges...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0821420798
ISBN13:9780821420799
Release Date:November 2013
Publisher:Ohio University Press
Length:344 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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