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Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Georgia : A Short History of the Caucasus.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020Copyright date: ©2021Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (151 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781000326710
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 306.45094758
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Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part 1 Introduction -- Chapter 1 Traditional knowledge and Georgia -- Traditional knowledge and history -- Why Georgia? -- Traditional ecological knowledge -- Notes -- References -- Part 2 The prehistoric evolution of traditional ecological knowledge in Georgia -- Chapter 2 Nomadic hunters and gatherers -- The first hunter and gatherer humans -- Skilful hunters -- Early anatomically modern humans -- References -- Chapter 3 The advent of agriculture -- The first agriculturalists -- Climate change and nascent agriculture -- Economy and culture of early agricultural societies -- Environmental management -- Traditional ecological knowledge of early agriculturalists -- References -- Chapter 4 Understanding fertility -- Early Bronze Age -- Middle Bronze Age -- Traditional ecological knowledge in the Early and Middle Bronze Ages -- References -- Chapter 5 Diversification in response to climate change -- A period of change -- Climate change and biological resources -- Animal resources -- Colonisation of new lands and developing new lifestyles -- Tree of life and fertility -- References -- Part 3 Traditional ecological knowledge: the historical record -- Chapter 6 Traditional ecological knowledge through historic times -- Separation of formal ecological knowledge from the traditional -- Historic Georgia and its inhabitants -- Plant and animal resources -- Ecosystem management in historic times -- Culturally important plants and animals in historic times -- References -- Chapter 7 Explanation of the diversity of traditional ecological knowledge through history -- Grapevine and wheat -- Ethnozoological profile of Georgia -- Traditions of ecosystem management -- References -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix 1 -- Index.
Summary: This multidisciplinary book develops a synthesis of traditional ecological knowledge in the Caucasus region in Georgia - a hotspot of natural and cultural diversity.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part 1 Introduction -- Chapter 1 Traditional knowledge and Georgia -- Traditional knowledge and history -- Why Georgia? -- Traditional ecological knowledge -- Notes -- References -- Part 2 The prehistoric evolution of traditional ecological knowledge in Georgia -- Chapter 2 Nomadic hunters and gatherers -- The first hunter and gatherer humans -- Skilful hunters -- Early anatomically modern humans -- References -- Chapter 3 The advent of agriculture -- The first agriculturalists -- Climate change and nascent agriculture -- Economy and culture of early agricultural societies -- Environmental management -- Traditional ecological knowledge of early agriculturalists -- References -- Chapter 4 Understanding fertility -- Early Bronze Age -- Middle Bronze Age -- Traditional ecological knowledge in the Early and Middle Bronze Ages -- References -- Chapter 5 Diversification in response to climate change -- A period of change -- Climate change and biological resources -- Animal resources -- Colonisation of new lands and developing new lifestyles -- Tree of life and fertility -- References -- Part 3 Traditional ecological knowledge: the historical record -- Chapter 6 Traditional ecological knowledge through historic times -- Separation of formal ecological knowledge from the traditional -- Historic Georgia and its inhabitants -- Plant and animal resources -- Ecosystem management in historic times -- Culturally important plants and animals in historic times -- References -- Chapter 7 Explanation of the diversity of traditional ecological knowledge through history -- Grapevine and wheat -- Ethnozoological profile of Georgia -- Traditions of ecosystem management -- References -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix 1 -- Index.

This multidisciplinary book develops a synthesis of traditional ecological knowledge in the Caucasus region in Georgia - a hotspot of natural and cultural diversity.

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