1. 2018-01-01 88 pp. : ill. [ Gift of Dr Abram Bicksler Jan 24, 2023 ] In light of the urgency of both forest conservation and the recognition of indigenous communities’ rights to land and resources, along with the documented potential for creating conservation synergies through recognition of community...
  2. In this groundbreaking work of science, history and archaeology, this book radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. Contrary to what many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness;...
  3. 1984-01-01 This is a short descriptive notices of the principal medicinal products met with in British India. This book is very useful for pharmacologists, botanists, scientists, and those who are working in th field of drug manufacturing. 387 pages First published 1896
  4. Key Resource 2007-05-25 This handbook of locally based agricultural practices brings together the best of science and farmer experimentation, vividly illustrating the enormous diversity of shifting cultivation systems as well as the power of human ingenuity. Environmentalists have tended to disparage shifting...
  5. 1977-01-01 God Spoke Tibetan is a fascinating account of the incredible hardship and difficulties which had to be surmounted in an effort to bring the Word of God to the people of Tibet in their language. Essentially, this is the story of how consecrated men, inspired by the Spirit of God, willingly risked...
  6. 2010-01-01 In 1961 Dr. Gruver and his wife, Jane moved to the Canal Zone in Panama. Daniel served three major Indigenous tribes doing medical missionary work on the islands. Along with his backpack full of medical supplies, he hiked into the interior or flew to the islands. Dr. Daniel Gruver's memories and...
  7. This book presents a rich variety of examples of endogenous development, or ‘development from within’ from around the globe. Cases from Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Europe show the potential of peoples’ innovative solutions and cultural identity. These experiences can be important...
  8. The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) is a broad alliance of different civil society actors that are part of the struggle for food sovereignty and agroecology in Africa. These include: African farmers’ organizations, African NGO networks, specialist African NGOs, consumer movements...
  9. 2000-01-01 This unique resource is the first attempt ever made to profile all the people groups of China! It is based onfield research; the harvest of more than ten years' work. It includes important new ethnolographical and anthropological material and is indexed and with an extensive bibliography of...
  10. 2015-01-01 The book focuses on successful agricultural strategies of upland farmers, particularly in south and south-east Asia,and presents over 50 contributions by scholars from around the world and from various disciplines, including agricultural economics, ecology and anthropology.It is asequel to the...