▪ Abstract The contributions of a number of First and Third World scholars to the
development of the anthropology of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean …

Contending that a significant portion of current ethnobiological research continues to
overlook cultural variation in traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and practice, this paper …

By the time the “Scramble for Africa” among European colonial powers began in the late
nineteenth century, Africa had already been globally connected for centuries. Its gold had …

Is it possible that plants have shaped the very trajectory of human cultures? Using riveting
stories of fieldwork in remote villages, two of the world's leading ethnobotanists argue that …

Opening a window on a dynamic realm far beyond imperial courts, anatomical theaters, and
learned societies, Pablo F. Gomez examines the strategies that Caribbean people used to …

" This book offers something truly new and profound about the Black Atlantic: a glimpse of
the presence of African foods, plants, and bodies of everyday knowledge that define Africa's …

From the bestselling social commentator and cultural historian comes Barbara Ehrenreich's
fascinating exploration of one of humanity's oldest traditions: the celebration of communal …

Urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly challenging human society. It is
therefore crucially important to ensure that the relentless expansion of cities and towns …

" Based on innovative readings of slave narratives, household remedy books, overseer
letters, plantation records, and antebellum medical journals, Working Cures charts the …

Between 1730 and 1750, Domingos Alvares traversed the colonial Atlantic world like few
Africans of his time--from Africa to South America to Europe. By tracing the steps of this …