The Prairie People
The Prairie People

Author: James A. Clifton

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13:

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In addition to reprinting the full text of Clifton's extraordinary ethnohistory, this expanded edition features a new essay offering a narrative of his continuing professional and personal encounters, since 1962, with this enduring native community. -- ‡c From back cover.

Social Change and Cultural Continuity Among Native Nations
Social Change and Cultural Continuity Among Native Nations

Author: Duane Champagne

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780759110014

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This book defines the broad parameters of social change for Native American nations in the twenty-first century, as well as their prospects for cultural continuity. Many of the themes Champagne tackles are of general interest in the study of social change including governmental, economic, religious, and environmental perspectives.

Art and Culture of North East India
Art and Culture of North East India

Author: L. P. VIDYARTHI

Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Published:

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 8123026692

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This book is an outcome of the author's longstanding field work and researches of different parts of western, central and north eastern Himalayas.

Ethnobotany, Volume 1
Ethnobotany, Volume 1

Author: Dr. Suresh Kumar

Publisher: Kojo Press

Published: 2018-07-02

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 8193380541

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Ethnobotany deals with relationship between people and plants. Since ancient times plants were used to cure all types of illness and diseases all over the world. The traditional knowledge of medicincal valued plants communicated from one generation to another generation and plays a significant role in the development of traditional medicines. The ethnobotanical research provides information about medicinal plants that can cure fatal diseases. This book has fourteen chapters that include various aspect of Ethnobotany viz: Introduction to Ethnobotany; Ethnobotany: Past, Present and Future; Ethnobotany and Ayurveda; Important Sacred Plants in India; Grace of Butter tree; Diversity, Indigenous use of the Ethnomedicinal flora of various plants of India; Ethnobotany and Modern system of Medicine; Plants of folklore from myth to magic; Different tribal committee of India and Historical journey and its prospective in India. This book is highly relevant to innovated and enhance knowledge about Ethnobotany and helpful for undergraduate, post-graduate students, research scholars and faculty. The book incorporates chapters authored by eminent botanists who are working in the field of Ethnobotany since a long time.

Culture and Integration of Indian Tribes
Culture and Integration of Indian Tribes

Author: Rann Singh Mann

Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9788185880037

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The book, Culture and Integration of Indian Tribes reveals the contemporary position of Indian tribes in respect of nature, degree of change and development on the one hand and their subsequent state of integration on the other. The processes involved therein are also analysed and interpreted in the book.

Practising Cultural Geographies
Practising Cultural Geographies

Author: Ravi S. Singh

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-05-20

Total Pages: 599

ISBN-13: 9811664153

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This festschrift honours Prof. Rana P.B. Singh who has dedicated his life to teaching and conducting research on cultural geography with a ‘dweller Indian perspective’. The book focuses on the cultural geographies of India, and to an extent that of South Asia. It is a rich collection of 23 essays on the themes apprised by him, covering landscapes, religion, heritage, pilgrimage and tourism, and human settlements.