Plants of the Petén Itza’ Maya: Plantas de los maya itza’ del Petén (Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology) - Softcover

Atran, Scott; Lois, Ximena; Ek', Edilberto Ucan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0915703556 ISBN 13: 9780915703555

Publisher: The University of Michigan Press, 2004

Synopsis

The Itza' Maya of the Petn in Guatemala preside over a unique rainforest biosphere in danger of disappearing. Equally at risk is their own botanical knowledge, from their own taxonomy to medicinal uses. This is an invaluable reference set for botanists, historians, anthropologists, linguists, ecologists, historians and all medical fields. The book contains a history of the Petn Itza' Maya; explanation of Itza' taxonomy; tables and keys to plant usage; common names in English, Spanish and several indigenous languages; and much more. The accompanying CD-ROM presents this information in a searchable database, along with hundreds of color photos of plants. CD-ROM is Mac/PC compatible.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0915703556
• ISBN 13: 9780915703555
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248