Place and people: An ecology of a New Guinean community
| Title | Place and people: An ecology of a New Guinean community |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1971 |
| Authors | Clarke, WC |
| Number of Pages | xii, 265 pp. |
| Date Published | 1971 |
| Publisher | Australian National University Press and University of California Press |
| City | Canberra and Berkeley |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 0-7081-0129-1 |
| Keywords | slash and burn; taxonomy |
| Abstract | This book provides a detailed look at Bomagai-Angoiang horticultural/agricultural production systems in New Guinea. Included are breakdowns of crop occurrence ratios, women's tasks, men's tasks, land distribution, village set-up, food preparation, population density, and shifting cultivation. Through a chronological approach this book shows the cycle of Bomagai-Angoiang production and the advantages and disadvantages swidden agriculture brings with it. |
| Notes | This book was published by ANU Press between 1965–1991.This republication is part of the digitisation project being carried out by Scholarly Information Services/Library and ANU Press.This project aims to make past scholarly works published by The Australian National University available to a global audience under its open-access policy. |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/114753 |
