[Mihalic] Reite Plants, by Porer Nombo and James Leach

[Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies]

Please do explore Reite Plants, by Porer Nombo and James Leach on the link
below. Even if you haven't the slightest interest in ethnobotany, the
bilingual text and the stunning use of many full-colour photographs are
worth viewing. This is precisely the kind of thing that e-publishing can do
so well, but that print-only publishers would likely shy away from.
 
Of course, you can download the PDF version of the entire book for free or
order a printed version online.
 
Congratulations to Porer and James for their extraordinary efforts
celebrating traditional knowledge, and to ANU E Press for once again leading
the way in academic publications.
 
Don Niles
Acting Director & Senior Ethnomusicologist
Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies
Box 1432
Boroko 111
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
 
General Editor
Yearbook for Traditional Music
International Council for Traditional Music
 
tel.: +675 325-4644
fax: +675 325-0531
email: ipngs at global.net.pg, dniles.ipngs at gmail.com
 
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http://epress.anu.edu.au/reite_plants_citation.html

Reite Plants: An Ethnobotanical Study in Tok Pisin and English


Porer Nombo and James Leach 

Reite Plants is a documentation and discussion of the uses of plants by
speakers of the Nekgini language, a people who reside in the hinterland of
the Rai Coast in northern Papua New Guinea. High quality images and detailed
information about traditional customary practices using plants provide a
unique entry into understanding Nekgini social and cultural life. The book
contains a discussion of the ownership of plant knowledge in the context of
both local and contemporary global trends. As a dual language, co-authored
text, the book is a unique contribution to the ethnobotany and anthropology
of Melanesia. Reite Plants represents the product of a long term
collaborative work between the authors.


This book makes an important contribution ... Nombo and Leach provide an
exciting example of how much a deeper exploration of cultural context adds
to the field of ethnobotany. It will make very good company with the classic
ethnobiological collaborative work of Saem Majnep and Ralph Bulmer on the
birds and animals of the Madang highlands.
Robin Hide, The Australian National University

ISBN 978 19216 66001 (Print version) $49.95 (GST inclusive)
ISBN 978 19216 66018 (Online)
Published January 2010
Asia-Pacific Environment Monograph 4

 

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