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Bedouin ethnobotany : plant concepts and uses in a desert pastoral world / James P. Mandaville.
Material type:
TextPublication details: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2011.Description: xiii, 397 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN: - 0816529000 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780816529001 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Bedouins -- Arabian Peninsula -- Ethnobotany
- Bedouins -- Arabian Peninsula -- Social life and customs
- Ethnobotany -- Arabian Peninsula
- Pastoral systems -- Arabian Peninsula
- Desert plants -- Arabian Peninsula
- Desert ecology -- Arabian Peninsula
- Plant names, Popular -- Arabian Peninsula
- Plants -- Religious aspects -- Islam
- Arabian Peninsula -- Social life and customs
- DS36.9.B4 M36 2011
Contents:
Introduction -- The land -- The people -- Stars, land, and plants: an annual round of Bedouin life -- Plants for use -- Plants as concept and name -- Generics and subgenerics: a descriptive list -- Bedouin plant lore in space and time.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | QK98.6.S33 M26 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800069866 |
Total holds: 0
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction -- The land -- The people -- Stars, land, and plants: an annual round of Bedouin life -- Plants for use -- Plants as concept and name -- Generics and subgenerics: a descriptive list -- Bedouin plant lore in space and time.