This unusual and richly-illustrated book is the story of the relationship between the Nage people of eastern Indonesia and the birds alongside which they co-exist. Based on fieldwork carried out over a period of some fifteen years, it aims for a total view of how a human community interacts with another zoological class, giving birds a chosen place in human ideas and social practice. As well as a fascinating ornithological study of Indonesian bird life, Nage Birds offers a much-needed critique of current theoretical argument on how non-Western societies categorize and evaluate different species and modes of being.
| ISBN: | 9780415864503 |
| Publication date: | 9th July 2013 |
| Author: | Gregory Forth |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Environmental Anthropology |
| Genres: |
Agribusiness and primary industries Cultural studies Social groups, communities and identities Anthropology Agricultural science |