{"product_id":"a-zapotec-natural-history-eugene-s-hunn-9780816534333","title":"A Zapotec Natural History: Trees, Herbs, and Flowers, Birds, Beasts, and Bugs in the Life of San Juan Gbëë","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Zapotec Natural History\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary book that describe the people of a small town in Mexico and their remarkable knowledge of the natural world in which they live. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e San Juan Gbëë is a Zapotec Indian community located in the state of Oaxaca, a region of great biological diversity. Eugene S. Hunn is a well-known anthropologist and ethnobiologist who has spent many years working in San Juan Gbëë, studying its residents and their knowledge of the local environment. Here Hunn writes sensitively and respectfully about the rich understanding of local flora and fauna that village inhabitants have acquired and transmitted over many centuries. In this village everyone, young children included, can identify and name hundreds of local plants, animals, and fungi, together with the details of their life cycles, habitat preferences, and functions in the economic, aesthetic, and spiritual lives of the town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part 1 of this two-part work describes the community, the subsistence farming practices of its residents, the nomenclature and classification of the local biological taxonomy, the use of plants for treating illnesses, and the ritual and decorative roles of flowers. Part 2 is available online, and includes detailed inventories of all plant, animal, and fungal categories recognized by San Juan's people; a series of indexes; a library of more than 1,200 images illustrating the town's plants, people, landscapes, and daily activities; and sounds of village life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eugene S. Hunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816534330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816534333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.50d","brand":"Eugene S. Hunn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438020112639,"sku":"9780816534333","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_daa02255-dd7e-48f9-890f-78ac76af9cf3.jpg?v=1777168254","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-zapotec-natural-history-eugene-s-hunn-9780816534333","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}