Research Catalog

Title

Traditional ecological knowledge in Georgia : a short history of the Caucasus / Zaal Kikvidze.

Author

Kikviże, Zaal

Publication

Abingodn ; New York : Routledge, 2021.

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Details

Description

viii, 139 pages : illustrations, maps; 22 cm.

Summary

"This multidisciplinary book develops a synthesis of traditional ecological knowledge in the Caucasus region in Georgia - a hotspot of natural and cultural diversity. Traditional ecological knowledge connects the knowledge of natural phenomena with the culture of a given human society, and Georgia is an excellent case study for observing this knowledge. The Caucasus region in particular is notable for its natural and ethnocultural diversity and this book weaves together the disciplines of history, environment and ethnography to develop a synthesis of traditional ecological knowledge. Tracing the history of Georgia through two main phases, the hunter and gatherer bands and the agrarian phase, the author examines important events such as the breeding of naked hexaploid wheat, the domestication of the grapevine and the development of viticulture. By utilising this historic perspective it allows us to clearly see how traditional ecological knowledge has increased in sophistication during the long prehistory of Georgia, and most importantly how this type of knowledge underpins the social and economic progress of traditional societies, not only in Georgia, but throughout the world. This book will be of great relevance to interdisciplinary-minded scholars and students who have an interest in the relationships between nature and human society, including anthropologists, historians, biologists, ecologists, botanists, sociologists and ethnographers"--

Series Statement

Routledge focus on environment & sustainability

Uniform Title

Routledge focus on environment and sustainability.

Subject

• Traditional ecological knowledge > Georgia (Republic)
• Ethnobiology > Georgia (Republic)
• Ethnobiology
• Traditional ecological knowledge
• Georgia (Republic)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFD 21-829

ISBN

• 9780367674908
• 0367674904

LCCN

2020036064

OCLC

1193557613

Author

Kikviże, Zaal, author.

Title

Traditional ecological knowledge in Georgia : a short history of the Caucasus / Zaal Kikvidze.

Publisher

Abingodn ; New York : Routledge, 2021.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge focus on environment & sustainability

Routledge focus on environment and sustainability.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Form:

Online version: Kikvidze, Zaal, Traditional ecological knowledge in georgia New York : Routledge, 2021. 9781003131533 (DLC) 2020036065

Research Call Number

JFD 21-829