{"product_id":"working-with-the-ancestors-emily-c-donaldson-9780295745831","title":"Working with the Ancestors: Mana and Place in the Marquesas Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, forest spirits share space with ancestral ruins and active agricultural plots, affecting land use and heritage preservation. As Marquesans continue their efforts to establish UNESCO World Heritage status, they grapple with questions about when sites should be preserved intact, when neglect is an appropriate option, and when deterioration resulting from local livelihoods should be accepted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWorking with the Ancestors\u003c\/i\u003e Emily Donaldson considers how Marquesan perceptions of heritage and \u003ci\u003emana\u003c\/i\u003e, or sacred power, have influenced the use of land in the islands and how both cultural and environmental sustainability can be achieved. The Marquesas' relative geographical isolation and ecological richness are the backdrop for the confluence of international heritage preservation and sustainability efforts that affect both resources and Indigenous peoples. Donaldson demonstrates how anthropological concepts of embodiment, alienation, place, and power can inform global resource management, offering a new approach that integrates analyses of policy, practice, and heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily C. Donaldson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295745835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295745831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019","brand":"Emily C. Donaldson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517284135167,"sku":"9780295745831","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e99a4c7-935d-4661-8174-d8e0ac0640d2.jpg?v=1778731117","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/working-with-the-ancestors-emily-c-donaldson-9780295745831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}