Between Earth and Sky : Our Intimate Connections to Trees.
Describes trees' root systems, their canopies, their role in commerce and medicine, their existence in city centers and in habitats of mountaintops and deserts, and their place in folklore and the arts. This book explains tree fundamentals and considers the role they have assumed in culture and...
| Основен автор: | Nadkarni, Nalini. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2008.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=295096 |
Съдържание:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: View from the Top; One: What Is a Tree?; Two: Goods and Services; Three: Shelter and Protection; Four: Health and Healing; Five: Play and Imagination; Six: Connections to Time; Seven: Signs and Symbols; Eight: Spirituality and Religion; Nine: Mindfulness; Scientific Names of Trees in the Text; Notes; Recommended Readings; Poetry Credits; Index.