Troubles with turtles
Subtitle: cultural understandings of the environment on a Greek island
By: Dimitrios Theodossopoulos.
Series: New directions in anthropology ;; v. 16
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Nature conservation -- Social aspects -- Greece -- Zakynthos; Nature conservation -- Economic aspects -- Greece -- Zakynthos; Human ecology -- Greece -- Zakynthos
Description: "Written from an anthropological perspective, this book puts forward the idea that a thorough study of indigenous cultures is a fundamental step to understanding conflicts over the environment. For this purpose, the book offers a detailed account of the cultural depth and richness of the human environmental relationship in Vassilikos, focusing on the engagement of its inhabitants with diverse aspects of the local environment, such as animal care, agriculture, tourism and hunting."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-192) and index.