Plants and People of the Golden Triangle: Ethnobotany of the Hill Tribes of Northern Thailand
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Plants and People of the Golden Triangle: Ethnobotany of the Hill Tribes of Northern Thailand
By (Author) Edward Anderson
Workman Publishing
Timber Press
27th March 2009
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Anthropology
581.959
Physical Properties
Paperback
356
Description
For the half million people living in the remote mountains of Northern Thailand, survival is dependent upon the forest. This study, based on extended field research, identifies more than 1,000 plant species, with particular emphasis on medicinal plants and their uses. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.
Author Bio
The late Edward F. Anderson was Senior Research Botanist at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona. He was past president of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study, a fellow of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America, and a member of the Linnean Society, London. In addition, Anderson was professor emeritus, Whitman College, where he taught biology for 30 years.
