Chiloé : the ethnobiology of an island culture /: the ethnobiology of an island culture. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anton Daughters, editors.
• Editors: Daughters, Anton; Pitchon, Ana
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Chiloé Today and Over the Centuries; Introduction; The Place; The History; Indigenous Origins; Colonial Years; Chiloé under Chile; Early Industrialization: Fishing and Aquaculture; The Rise of Salmon Farms; Urbanization; Chiloé Today; The Crisis of 2016; Challenges Ahead; Organization of the Book; References; Chapter 2: Local Knowledge, Local Networks, and Successful Cooperative Mussel Aquaculture on Chiloé; Research Design; Study Area; Fishing in Chile and Chiloé; Buzos (Divers); Fishers in Chonchi; Aquaculture in Chile and Chiloé The Mussel CooperativesIs Aquaculture Sustainable?; Future Direction; References; Chapter 3: Livelihood Diversification as a Form of Resilience? An Ethnographic Account of Artisanal Fishers in Chile's Lakes Region; Artisanal Fisheries in Chiloé and the Broader Lakes Region; Fishing: A Way of Life; A Way of Life Threatened; Livelihood Diversification as Resilience to Abrupt Environmental Change; Limitations of Livelihood Diversification; References; Chapter 4: Food and Culture in Chiloé: Potatoes, Curanto, and Chicha; Potatoes; Common Beliefs About Potatoes; La Minga; El Curanto. Curantos in Chiloé: A Brief HistoryEarth-Pit Versus Pot Curantos; Chicha; Precontact Brews; The Maja de Manzana; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5: Trueque Chilote: Traditional Barter Networks Connect Nature and Society in Northern Patagonia; Introduction; Research Methods and Analysis; Description of the Study and Area; The Potato People; Potatoes in Their Environment; Días Cambiados; People of the Forests; The Making of Forest Waterways; The Trading Voyages; Barter; The Chilote Barter; Conclusion; References. Chapter 6: Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Firewood Trade in Southern ChileIntroduction; The Leñeros; Acquiring Firewood Knowledge; A Chaotic State Intervention; "A Cooperative Culture"; A Strategic Return to Older Practices; New Battles over Contamination; Seeing the Forest for the Trees; References; Chapter 7: How Households Are Made: Marriage, Independence, and Productivity on the Island of Apiao, Chiloé; In and around the Apiao Household; Going out; Anita and Pablo; The pedimiento; Getting Married: Carmen's Story; The New Couple; Casarse por las dos leyes: Getting Officially Married. Wedding Party at Home: Offering Dinner to Padrinos and GuestsRelation between Padrinos and Aijados; The Meaning of Marriage: Productivity and Independence; Conclusions; References; Name Index; Index of Places; Subject Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.45; Life sciences; Ethnobiology -- Chile -- Chiloé Island; Biodiversity; Anthropology; Plant Ecology; Plant anatomy; Plant physiology; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Ethnobiology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Social Science -- Anthropology -- General; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Biodiversity; Anthropology; Plant ecology; Botany & plant sciences; Plant physiology; Chile -- Chiloé Island; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319919836; 3319919830; 3319919822; 9783319919829
• Related ISBNs: 9783319919829; 3319919822
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 12, 2018).
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