Science and Sustainability

Learning from Indigenous Wisdom

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Nature
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Author: J. Hendry ISBN: 9781137430069
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: September 18, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: J. Hendry
ISBN: 9781137430069
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: September 18, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Indigenous peoples have passed down vital knowledge for generations from which local plants help cure common ailments, to which parts of the land are unsuitable for buildings because of earthquakes. Here, Hendry examines science through these indigenous roots, problematizing the idea that Western science is the only type that deserves that name.

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Indigenous peoples have passed down vital knowledge for generations from which local plants help cure common ailments, to which parts of the land are unsuitable for buildings because of earthquakes. Here, Hendry examines science through these indigenous roots, problematizing the idea that Western science is the only type that deserves that name.

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