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Title of Journal: Agric Hum Values
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Abbravation: Agriculture and Human Values
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Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Ashlee M Adams
Publish Date: 2015/12/16
Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 225-226
Abstract
Inserting itself into the diffuse and highly contentious debate concerning the most effective means of global biodiversity conservation this book provides a fuller view of how conservation is practiced providing ample evidence of success It proves timely in offering a multitude of perspectives on the issues facing preservationists climbing down from the ivory tower of academia and getting its hands dirty to dig into the places where biodiversity conservation flourishesAs a compilation of case studies from around the US and the world it demonstrates the irrepressibility of human will in recovering and replenishing ‘lost’ varieties of culturally revered plants Through “authoring and anchoring place” p 13 this work argues that intimate ties to the land through historical legacy and especially through memory ground everyday conservationists and motivate them to produce and reproduce the cultural and historical narratives of native heirloom food crops Food embeds itself in
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