Wildlife In Asia: Cultural Perspectives (man And Nature In Asia)
by John Knight /
2003 / English / PDF
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Drawing on anthropological and historical data, this book examines
human-wildlife relations in China, Tibet, Japan, Bhutan, Indonesia,
the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Thailand and Vietnam. The volume
initially focuses on the various ways in which wild animals are
exploited as a resource, for food, medicine and crop-picking
labour, before examining animals termed as pests or predators that
are deemed to be harmful and dangerous.
Drawing on anthropological and historical data, this book examines
human-wildlife relations in China, Tibet, Japan, Bhutan, Indonesia,
the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Thailand and Vietnam. The volume
initially focuses on the various ways in which wild animals are
exploited as a resource, for food, medicine and crop-picking
labour, before examining animals termed as pests or predators that
are deemed to be harmful and dangerous.
Bringing together anthropologists and historians, this book
analyses the range, variability and historical mutability of human
sensibilities towards animals in Asia and will be of interest to
Asianists and anthropologists alike.
Bringing together anthropologists and historians, this book
analyses the range, variability and historical mutability of human
sensibilities towards animals in Asia and will be of interest to
Asianists and anthropologists alike.
