Ethnoecology
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of the Greater Southwest
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Title: 100 Desert Wildflowers of the Southwest
Author: Janice Emily Bowers
Description: This book contains many wonderful descriptions and images of flowers one would find on a walk through the dryer regions of the Southwest.
Bibliography: © Tucson, AZ: Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, 1989.
ISBN:
091140872X
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Title: 70 Common Cacti of the Southwest
Author: Pierre C. Fischer
Description: This book contains many wonderful illustrations and full descriptions of Southwestern cacti.
Bibliography: © Tucson, AZ: Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, 1989.
ISBN:
0911408827
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Title: Amaranth From the Past for the Future
Author: John N. Cole
Description: This book discusses the ancient grain crop Amaranth, its history of use and lore, and its potential as a source of high protein, vitamins and minerals.
Bibliography: © Rodale Press, Inc. USA, 1979.
ISBN:
0878572406
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Title: American Indian Food and Lore
Author:
Description: With a foreword by Ann Woodin; illus. by Jenean Thomson.
Bibliography: © New York, Collier Books [1974]
ISBN:
0000000014
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Title: Biodiversity & Native America
Author: Paul E. Minnis and Wayne J. Elisens eds.
Description: This book questions the widespread view that indigenous peoples had minimal ecological impact in North America. The expert contributors show that Native Americans were active managers of natural ecological systems. It covers the topics of restoration, management, and conservation models through a thorough knowledge of native peoples' ecological history and dynamics. The writings illustrate how indigenous peoples affected environmental patterns and processes, improving crop diversity and agricultural patterns.
Bibliography: © Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2000.
ISBN:
0806133457
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Title: Botany in a Day
Author: Thomas J. Elpel
Description: Herbal Field Guide to Plant Families
Bibliography: © Pony, MT: HOPS Press, 4th edition, 1996.
ISBN:
1892784076
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Title: Cannabis and the Legacy of Soma
Author: C. Lore Redfern
Description: This paper was written for Anthropology Proseminar during the Fall 2000 semester.
Bibliography: Reprinted with permission from C. Lore Redfern.
ISBN:
0000000008
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Title: Corn in Clay : Maize Paleoethnobotany in Pre-Columbian Art
Author: Mary W. Eubanks
Description: While not specific to the Southwest, this book does reveal much about other corn cultures from Mexico to South America, via archeoethnobotany and art history. The techniques elucidated in this book can be applied to North American cultures as well.
Bibliography: © Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 1999
ISBN:
0000000016
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Title: Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies
Author: Linda Kershaw
Description: Describes 333 common trees, shrubs, flowers, ferns, mosses and lichens that have been used by people from ancient times to the present.
Bibliography: © Renton, WA: Lone Pine Publishing, 2000.
ISBN:
1551052296
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Title: Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
Author: Gregory L. Tilford
Description: A good book of medicinal and edible plants of the mountainous regions of the Southwest. Included are wonderful color photos and descriptions of plants.
Bibliography: © Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1997.
ISBN:
0878423591
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