Ecological anthropology

Author: (USA) Donald L. Hadfield, written by Guo Fan, translated by Zou He
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: Ecological Anthropology is divided into three parts. The first part discusses the concept of ecological systems, aiming to provide students with a comprehensive view of ecological relationships in which humans are involved. The second part revisits ecological relationships but from the perspective of human ecological groups. Finally, the third part includes two chapters on specialized topics in ecological anthropology. The first topic is ethnobiology, which focuses on discussing the environment as perceived by humans rather than as an observer. Because I felt I was not qualified for this task, Professor C. S. Fuller of the University of Nevada kindly agreed to write this chapter. The second topic is paleoecological anthropology, which discusses how fossil evidence is used to define and understand past ecological relationships. Ecological Anthropology drew upon many viewpoints during the preparation process, and it is impossible to list them all here. However, I would like to express my special gratitude to A. P. Vavda, whose thinking influenced me. P. Komarovsky, Don Dumbrell, W. Douglas, K. Knudson, S. Marcus, B. Meggers, A. Swirendt, and A. Vavda read all or parts of the manuscript. Their comments have been immensely beneficial to Ecological Anthropology. Additionally, I would like to thank several anonymous reviewers and the editorial assistant H. Addison for their valuable evaluations of Ecological Anthropology. Finally, I am grateful to B. Taylor, who patiently and diligently printed most of the manuscript for Ecological Anthropology multiple times. Without the help of the above-mentioned individuals, Ecological Anthropology would not have been able to reach its readers.