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Title

Global soil proverbs : cultural language of the soil / editors: Jae E. Yang, M.B. Kirkham, Rattan Lal, Sigbert Huber.

Publication

• Stuttgart : CATENA soil sciences, imprint of Schweizerbart Science Publishers, [2018]
• ©2018

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Additional Authors

• Yang, Jae E.
• Kirkham, M. B.
• Lal, R.
• Huber, Sigbert

Description

xv, 275 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm.

Summary

"Proverbs are truths that link one generation to another. They have been passed down through millennia to provide advice about how to live life. Every country has a vast archive of proverbs that have been transferred orally from generation to generation. The very name 'proverb' indicates that they originated 'before' (Latin, pro) the written 'word' (Latin, verbum). Ever since our ancestors settled down and started to farm the soil, proverbs have been used to communicate knowledge. Many proverbs about soils are available globally, but no effort has been made within the soil science community to compile and integrate them into a comprehensive book. Therefore, the International Union of Soil Sciences has published this book on soil proverbs. The objective of the book is to compile soil proverbs and, through them, share insights about philosophy, culture, and life in each country, as they relate to soils. The book has 32 chapters from 29 different countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania. In each chapter, authors provide soil proverbs in both English and their native language. Chapters are illustrated with pictures related to the proverbs. Some themes are common, such as the need to sustain the soil to sustain humanity, while other themes are particular to a country due to its geography and climate, such as 'The peas can be sown when the first swallows come' (Russia) or 'If you want to store wheat, plow lowland areas' (Tunisia). The book is written both for soil scientists and the general public. Readers will see the diversity of proverbs from the different countries, but each one is written in its own beautiful language. The proverbs will provide soil wisdom from many countries and show how we all are connected through the soil."--Page 4 of cover.

Series Statement

GeoEcology Essays

Uniform Title

GeoEcology essays.

Alternative Title

Cultural language of the soil.

Subjects

• Soils
• Soils > Quotations, maxims, etc
• Proverbs
• Quotations
• Essays
• Soil science > Social aspects

Genre/Form

• Essays.
• Quotations.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Section I. Soil proverbs in Africa. 1. The role of soils in sustaining society and the environment espoused in Setswana proverbs / Ndiye M. Kebonye and Peter N. Eze -- 2. Soil and water proverbs in Egypt / El-Sayed Ewis Omran -- 3. Ecosystem functions of the soil highlighted in Igbo proverbs / Peter N. Eze, Ikenna Mbakwe and Chukwuebuka C. Okolo -- 4. Soil proverbs in Tunisia / North Africa -- / Amor Mtimet and Ghanem Mtimet -- 5. Soil proverbs from Uganda / Betty Namutebi Bagire and Daniel Waiswa -- Section II. Soil proverbs in Asia. 6. Soil proverbs in China / Nengchang Chen and Ganlin Zhang -- 7. The language of soil in ancient scriptures and sayings of India / J.C. Katyal, Prabhakar Tamboli and Rattan Lal -- 8. Soil proverbs in Iran / A. Shahriari, M. Pahlavan-Rad, H. Khodaverdiloo, K. Bazargan, M. Fazeli Sangani, A. Karimi, A. Fatemi, M. Khajehdad Keshtehgar and E. Shirmohammadi -- 9. Soil proverbs in Japan / Ichiro Taniyama and Hatano Ryusuke -- 10. Soil proverbs in Korea / K.R. Kim and Jae E. Yang -- 11. Soil proverbs in Malay / J.K. Carson and N.M. Jaafar -- 12. Soil proverbs in Pakistan / M.A. Ali, N. Ahmed, G.M. Jamro, I. Rajpar, Zia-ul-hassan, A. Rashid, N. Akhta and I.A. Mian -- 13. Taiwanese soil proverbs / Zueng-Sang Chen -- 14. Soil proverbs / Folklore in Vietnam / Pham Quang Ha and Nguyen Tu Siem -- Section III. Soil proverbs in Europe. 15. Soil proverbs in Austria / Othmar Nestroy -- 16. Soil proverb in Northern Germany / Dorothe Lütkemöller -- 17. Soil proverbs in France / N. Romillac -- 18. Soil proverbs in Hungary / Tibor Tóth -- 19. Soil proverbs of Ireland / Michael Walsh, Fionnula Carson Williams, James F. Collins, Thomas Cummins and Nicholas M. Holden -- 20. Italian proverbs on soil / Gian Franco Capra, Antonio Ganga and Andrea Vacca -- 21. Soil proverbs in Sardinia (Italy) / Andrea Vacca, Antonio Ganga and Gian Franco Capra -- 22. Soil proverbs in Lithuania / Rimantas Vaisvalavičius, Dalia Zaikauskienė, Kristina Vaisvalavičienė, Virgilija Gregorauskienė, Ieva Baužienė and Lilija Kudirkienė -- 23. Cultural language of soil in Eastern Europe / Boris Boincean -- 24. Soil proverbs, soil expressions and soil names from The Netherlands / Alfred E. Hartemink -- 25. Soil proverbs in Spain / Jesús Betrán, Montserrat Díaz Raviña and Francisco Díaz-Fierros -- 26. Soil proverbs in Turkey / Ayten Namlı, Orhan Sevgi, Erhan Akça, Nurettin Çelmeoğlu and Selim Kapur -- Section IV. Soil proverbs in North America. 27. Soils proverbs in Mexico / L. Alejandra Irazoque-Reyes and Laura Bertha Reyes-Sánchez -- 28. Soil proverbs in the United States of America / Alan J. Franzluebbers -- 29. Soil proverbs in America / Thomas J. Sauer -- 30. 21st century perspectives on North American soil proverbs / D.C. Reicosky, D.L. Karlen, M.A. Liebig and M.J. Levin -- Section V. Soil proverbs in Oceania. 31. Soil proverbs in Australia / R.J. MacEwan and B.W. Murphy -- 32. Soil and proverbs from Aotearoa (New Zealand) / Brett Robinson -- Concluding remarks.

Call Number

JFE 19-6456

ISBN

• 9783510654314
• 3510654315

OCLC

1090062528

Title

Global soil proverbs : cultural language of the soil / editors: Jae E. Yang, M.B. Kirkham, Rattan Lal, Sigbert Huber.

Publisher

Stuttgart : CATENA soil sciences, imprint of Schweizerbart Science Publishers, [2018]

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

GeoEcology Essays

GeoEcology essays.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Yang, Jae E., editor.

Kirkham, M. B., editor.

Lal, R., editor.

Huber, Sigbert, editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 19-6456