Morel Tales: The Culture of Mushrooming

by Gary Alan Fine

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In this thoughtful book, Gary Fine explores how Americans attempt to give meaning to the natural world that surrounds them. Although "nature" has often been treated as an unproblematic reality, Fine suggests that the meanings we assign to the natural environment are culturally grounded. In other words, there is no nature separate from culture. He calls this process of cultural construction and interpretation, "naturework." Of course, there is no...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674089359

ISBN13:9780674089358

Release Date:April 1998

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

Biological Sciences Cultural Ecology Human Geography Mushrooms Nature Nature & Ecology Plants Politics & Social Sciences Science & Math Social Science Social Sciences

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