Ethnobotany

Evolution of a Discipline

Contributors

By Richard Evans Schultes

By Siri von Reis

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Published on the 100th anniversary of the science of ethnobotany, this volume provides a comprehensive summary of the history and current state of the field. The 36 articles present a truly global perspective on the theory and practice of today’s ethnobotany.

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  • “An important, in-depth academic study of a discipline for those with a serious interest in ethnobotany.” I>Library Journal

    “An important reference for anyone interested in a whole range of fields related to plants and people from anthropology to sociology; highly recommended for all libraries.” I>Choice

    “Readers interested in the topics will find these essays to be succinct and current overviews of each area. . . and it should be recommended to all libraries covering ethnobotany.” I>International Journal of Pharmacology

    “There is little doubt that this reference will become a classic for teaching ethnobotany, in field work, and in laboratory research for generations to come.” I>Quarterly Review of Biology

    “Overall, the editors did a splendid job in presenting the breadth and depth of this exciting field.” I>Plant Science Bulletin

    “I feel that this book is an essential addition to the collection of anyone interested in ethnobotany.” I>Economic Botany

    “Ethnobotany gives a very stimulating and useful overview of the first 100 years of this field. The book will hopefully be the basis for further theoretical and methodological developments.” I>Anthropos

    “This volume will be a fixture in Botanical History, with thirty-six excellent articles that cover a grand variety of topics of these sciences. . . . An indispensable addition for every botanist and pharmacologist.” I>Tropical Biology Review

    “A timely volume that presents a broad overview of ethnobotany, showing how this rapidly developing field of inquiry has evolved to its present day high degree of sophistication.” I>Northeastern Naturalist

    “This textual benchmark in the field of ethnobotany will undoubtedly find lasting value as recommended reading for students of ethnobotany and related subjects.” I>Discovery

    “This collection calls to anyone interested in the cultural origins of medicine, as well as the conservation of the environments from which this knowledge emanates. . . . I urge everyone interested in natural medicine to read this book. It is a literary treasure.” 
    Library Letter  

On Sale
May 19, 2008
Page Count
416 pages
Publisher
Timber Press
ISBN-13
9780881929720

Richard Evans Schultes

About the Author

The late Richard Evans Schultes, Jeffrey Professor of Biology and Director of the Botanical Museum of Harvard University (Emeritus), was a plant explorer, ethnobotanist, and conservationist. He was known as the world’s authority on medicinal, narcotic, and hallucinogenic plants in the New World.

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