{"product_id":"african-ethnobotany-in-the-americas-paperback","title":"African Ethnobotany in the Americas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Voeks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Rashford\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrican Ethnobotany in the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first comprehensive examination of ethnobotanical knowledge and skills among the African Diaspora in the Americas. Leading scholars on the subject explore the complex relationship between plant use and meaning among the descendants of Africans in the New World. With the aid of archival and field research carried out in North America, South America, and the Caribbean, contributors explore the historical, environmental, and political-ecological factors that facilitated\/hindered transatlantic ethnobotanical diffusion; the role of Africans as active agents of plant and plant knowledge transfer during the period of plantation slavery in the Americas; the significance of cultural resistance in refining and redefining plant-based traditions; the principal categories of plant use that resulted; the exchange of knowledge among Amerindian, European and other African peoples; and the changing significance of African-American ethnobotanical traditions in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBolstered by abundant visual content and contributions from renowned experts in the field, \u003ci\u003eAfrican Ethnobotany in the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for students, scientists, and researchers in the field of ethnobotany and African Diaspora studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 429\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118331105415,"sku":"9781461408352","price":137.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6bc0086bb3c8472a238d328dbdf63fcf.webp?v=1732532444","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/african-ethnobotany-in-the-americas-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}