Chiloé The Ethnobiology of an Island Culture
This volume focuses on the ethnobiology of southern Chile’s Archipelago of Chiloé. Chiloé presents a unique perspective on the intersection of society and biology owing to its vast natural resources, historic culture of cooperation, geographic isolation, and external resource exploitation. Contribut...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
| Series: | Ethnobiology
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1: Chiloé Today and over the Centuries
- Chapter 2: Local Knowledge, Local Networks and Successful Cooperative Mussel Aquaculture on Chiloé
- Chapter 3: Livelihood Diversification as a Form of Resilience? An Ethnographic Account of Artisanal Fishers in Chile’s Lakes Region
- Chapter 4: Food and Culture in Chiloé: Potatoes, Curanto, and Chicha
- Chapter 5: Trueque Chilote: Traditional Barter Networks Connect Nature and Society in Northern Patagonia
- Chapter 6: Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Firewood Trade in Southern Chile
- Chapter 7: How Households Are Made: Marriage, Independence and Productivity on the Island of Apiao, Chiloé