Amazonia at the Crossroads

Amazonia at the CrossroadsThis is an examination of past patterns of destructive resource extraction in Amazonia, and an examination of newer initiatives that offer more sustainable options.

In areas with no or few weeds

discovered among the bones of mammoths and extinct bison in the Dust Bowl of eastern New Mexico

Egyptian pilgrims traditionally celebrate their sacred journey by commissioning a local artist to depict their religious odyssey on the walls of their homes

and the deployment of Ssaturated Ssoil Cculture

medieval historians

explores Arabian-African relationships in their many overlapping dimensions

offering insights into illness treatment and attraction practices

Charlotte Smith

it is also a window on the obsession in its own time with the occult

The cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L

This interdisciplinary collection of essays offers a window onto the overseas Indian and Chinese communities in Asia

knowledge and practice of community-based conservation in the context of continued farmer-driven processes and the emergence of diverse external interventions