First Knowledges Plants
past, present and future
$24.00
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2022
Summary
Plants: Indigenous Wisdom for a Sustainable Future
Plants are the foundation of life on Earth. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have always known this to be true.
For millennia, reciprocal relationships with plants have provided both sustenance to Indigenous communities and many of the materials needed to produce a complex array of technologies. Managed through fire and selective harvesting and replanting, the longevity and intricacy of these partnerships are te…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760761875 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760761877 |
| Series: | First Knowledges |
| Author: | Zena Cumpston, Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Lesley Head, Margo Ngawa Neale |
| Publisher: | Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 209g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 18mm |
About The Author
Zena Cumpston
Zena Cumpston is a Barkandji researcher, writer and storyteller who also sometimes works as a curator and consultant. She is passionate about plants, and particularly about the many ways they elucidate the ingenuity and scientific knowledge of her people.
Associate Professor Michael-Shawn Fletcher is a Wiradjuri geographer and scientist, and Director of Research at the Indigenous Knowledge Institute, University of Melbourne. His research concerns the long-term interactions between humans, climate, environmental disturbance and vegetation at local, regional and global scales.
Lesley Head is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Melbourne. She is a geographer who researches the cultural dimensions of environmental issues, including climate change.
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