Pátzcuaro's lesson: Nature, production, and culture in an indigenous region of Mexico
| Title | Pátzcuaro's lesson: Nature, production, and culture in an indigenous region of Mexico |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 1991 |
| Authors | Toledo, VM |
| Editor | Oldfield, ML, Alcorn, JB |
| Book Title | Biodiversity: Culture, conservation, and ecodevelopment |
| Pagination | 147-171 |
| Date Published | 1991 |
| Publisher | Westview Press |
| City | Boulder, CO |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 0-8133-7680-7; 978-0-8133-7680-6 |
| Call Number | S494.3.B56 1991 |
| Keywords | agricultural conservation; agricultural ecology; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem; fish; forestry; germplasm resources; household; land redistribution; land tenure; landscapes; maize morphology; Mesoamerica; mestizo; mushroom; Native Americans; natural resource management; pasture; peasants; population; Purépecha; settlements; smallholders; soil classification; subsistence patterns; Tarascans; taxonomy; transect; woodland management |
| Abstract | This document looks at the ecosystem and cultural history in the region of Lake Pátzcuaro, Mexico. The production activities and use of natural resources (plant and animal, both wild and cultivated) of and by the local indigenous communities are detailed. Activities and knowledge of the Purhépecha people are focused upon. |
| URL | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24467584 |
| Number of pages | 26 pp. |
| Short Title | Pátzcuaro's lesson |
