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By: Susan Alexandra Crate

ISBN: 9780759107403
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2006
Publisher: AltaMira Press
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Presenting a cultural ecological study of a Siberian people, the Viliui Sakha, this title describes the local and global forces of modernization that challenge their survival. It is suitable for environmental and economic anthropologists, as well as to practitioners interested in sustainable rural development in Eurasia, and post-Soviet Russia.


(Paperback)

By: John Schelhas

ISBN: 9780759109476
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Mar 2009
Publisher: AltaMira Press
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By examining the connections among local values, material needs, and environmental management regimes, Saving Forests, Protecting People explores that difficult terrain where culture, the environment, and social policies meet.


(Paperback)

By: Martin Medina

ISBN: 9780759109414
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2007
Publisher: AltaMira Press
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A fascinating analysis of the world's scavengers as performing an important economic role in the production and consumption of food.


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By: Gary M. Kroll

ISBN: 9780759110267
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Dec 2008
Publisher: AltaMira Press
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This book asks an important question: Can we simply accelerate growth under the assumption that increased prosperity and new technologies will allow us to reverse environmental damage Or do we need to transform our modes of living radically to maintain the health of the world around us