Palms and People in the Amazon, Hardcover by Smith, Nigel, Brand New, Free sh...

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width: 6.1 in Subject Area: Social Science, Science Type: Textbook Format: Hardcover ISBN: 9783319055084 Series: Geobotany Studies Item Weight: 314.9 Oz Publication Name: Palms in the Amazon-An Ethnobotanical Survey Author: Nigel Smith Item Length: 9.3 in Book Title: Palms and People in the Amazon Publication Year: 2014 Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G Item Width: 6.1 in Subject: Life Sciences / Botany, Human Geography, Earth Sciences / General Language: English Number of Pages: Xiii, 500 Pages

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Palms and People in the Amazon, Hardcover by Smith, Nigel, Brand New, Free sh.... Palms and People in the Amazon, Hardcover by Smith, Nigel, ISBN 3319055089, ISBN-13 9783319055084, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This book explores the degree to which landscapes have been enriched with palms by human activities and the importance of palms for the lives of people in the region today and historically. Palms are a prominent feature of many landscapes in Amazonia, and they are important culturally, economically, and for a variety of ecological roles they play. Humans have been reorganizing the biological furniture in the region since the first hunters and gatherers arrived over 20,000 years ago. Palms and People in the Amazon, Hardcover by Smith, Nigel, ISBN 3319055089, ISBN-13 9783319055084, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This book explores the degree to which landscapes have been enriched with palms by human activities and the importance of palms for the lives of people in the region today and historically. Palms are a prominent feature of many landscapes in Amazonia, and they are important culturally, economically, and for a variety of ecological roles they play. Humans have been reorganizing the biological furniture in the region since the first hunters and gatherers arrived over 20,000 years ago.