Singh, Sarinda (2013) Book review of "The Nature and Culture of Rattan: Reflections on Vanishing Life in the Forests of Southeast Asia" [ISBN: 978-0-8248-3536-1] by Stephen F. Siebert, University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. American Ethnologist, 40 (1). pp. 231-232.

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Abstract

[Extract] The Nature and Culture of Rattan provides an enthusiastic and personalized account of the significance of rattan in Southeast Asia, "arguable the world's most important and widely used non-timber forest product (NTFP)" (p. 21). In making this argument, Siebert wants to address Western ignorance about rattan and the timber bias in tropical forest management. The book reflects Siebert's admirable commitment to long-term and grounded ecological research as it draws on over 25 years of fieldwork with forest-dependent communities, especially in Indonesia and Philippines. Written as a personal "reflection," it complements his previous scientific papers on the ecology and management of rattan. As such, it is clearly positioned as a descriptive account aimed especially at engaging students.

Item ID:	27842
Item Type:	Article (Book Review)
ISSN:	1548-1425
Related URLs:	http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-7503-978...
Date Deposited:	26 Jun 2013 05:49
FoR Codes:	16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY > 1601 Anthropology > 160199 Anthropology not elsewhere classified @ 80% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0599 Other Environmental Sciences > 059999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified @ 20%
SEO Codes:	95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9599 Other Cultural Understanding > 959999 Cultural Understanding not elsewhere classified @ 80% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9699 Other Environment > 969999 Environment not elsewhere classified @ 20%
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