Ethnobotany of Mexico Interactions of People and Plants in Mesoamerica [Paperback]

This book reviews the history, current state of knowledge, and different research approaches and techniques of studies on interactions between humans and plants in an important area of agriculture and ongoing plant domestication: Mesoamerica.  Leading scholars and key research groups in Mexico discuss essential topics as well as contributions from international research groups that have conducted studies on ethnobotany and domestication of plants in the region. Such a convocation will produce an interesting discussion about future investigation and conservation of regional human cultures, genetic resources, and cultural and ecological processes that are critical for global sustainability.This book reviews the history, current state of knowledge, and various research approaches and techniques of studies on the interactions between humans and plants in an important region of agriculture and ongoing plant domestication: Mesoamerica.

Part I: History of Ethnobotany in Mexico
Chapter 1. Origins and Development of Mexican Ethnobotany
Abigail Aguilar

Chapter 2. Ethnobotany in M?xico: Historical Trends and Development of Scientific Approaches
Andr?s Camou, Alejandro Casas, et al.

Part II: Cultural Approaches in Ethnobotanical Studies
Chapter 3. Cosmos, Corpus, and Praxis: An Integrated Approach of the Study of Plants, Ecosystems, and Societies
V?ctor M. Toledo and Narciso Barrera

Chapter 4. Ethnobotany and Mexican Biocultural Patrimony
Eckart Boege

Part III: Ecological Ethnobotany
Chapter 5. Ethnobotanical and Ecological Studies of Plant Populations
Javier Caballero, Rafael Lira et al.

Cap?tulo 6. Ethnobotanical and Ecological studies of Communities and Ecosystems
Alejandro Casas, Rafael Lira, Ana Isabel Moreno et al.

Part IV: Evolutionary Ethnobotany
Chl“'