{"product_id":"troubles-with-turtles-dimitris-theodossopoulos-9781571816979","title":"Troubles with Turtles: Cultural Understandings of the Environment on a Greek Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e The people of Vassilikos, farmers and tourist entrepreneurs on the Greek island of Zakynthos, are involved in a bitter environmental dispute concerning the conservation of sea turtles. Against the environmentalists' practices and ideals they set their own culture of relating to the land, cultivation, wild and domestic animals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dimitris Theodossopoulos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571816976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571816979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Dimitris Theodossopoulos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906827505919,"sku":"9781571816979","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_142ce8f1-999a-4580-8034-d47cd9b1ba46.jpg?v=1748771519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/troubles-with-turtles-dimitris-theodossopoulos-9781571816979","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}