Caring for Place : Ecology, Ideology, and Emotion in Traditional Landscape Management

How can cultural forms motivate people to care about their environment? While important scientific data about ecosystems is mushrooming, E. N. Anderson argues in this powerful new book that putting effective conservation into practice depends primarily on social solidarity and emotional factors. Marshaling decades of research on cultures across several continents, he shows how societies have been more or less successful in sustainably managing their environments based on collective engagements such as religion, art, song, myth, and story. This provocative and deeply felt book by a leading writer and scholar in human ecology and anthropology will be read and debated widely for years to come. Book jacket How Can Cultural Forms Motivate People To Care About Their Environment? While Important Scientific Data About Ecosystems Is Mushrooming, E.n. Anderson Argues In This Powerful New Book That Putting Effective Conservation Into Practice Depends Primarily On Social Solidarity And Emotional Factors. Marshaling Decades Of Research On Cultures Across Several Continents, Anderson Shows How Societies Have Succeeded Or Failed To Manage Their Environments Sustainably Based On Collective Engagements Such As Religion, Art, Song, Myth And Story. -- Back Cover Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Representations -- Ch. One Introduction -- Ch. Two Traditional Management: Basics -- Ch. Three Looking Over Environmental Culture Areas -- Pt. Ii Areas: Particular Cultures -- Ch. Four The Yucatec Maya -- Ch. Five Medieval Ireland -- Ch. Six China -- Pt. Iii Broader Regions -- Ch. Seven Southeast Asia -- Ch. Eight The Western World -- Ch. Nine By Way Of Conclusion. E. N. Anderson. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 269-296) And Index. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Part I Representation Chapter One Introduction Chapter Two Traditional Management: Basics Chapter Three Looking Over Environmental Culture Areas Part II Areas: Particular Cultures Chapter Four The Yucatec Maya Chapter Five Medieval Ireland Chapter Six China Part III Broader Regions Chapter Seven Southeast Asia Chapter Eight The Western World Chapter Nine By Way of Conclusion References Index About the Author Marshalling decades of research on cultures across several continents, E. N. Anderson, a leading writer and scholar in human ecology and anthropology, shows how practicing environmental sustainability depends primarily on social and emotional engagements.