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 | Plants, People, and Culture: The Science of Ethnobotany (Scientific American Library Paperback) (1st Edition) by Michael J. Balick, Paul Alan Cox Paperback, 228 Pages, Published 1997 ISBN-10: 0-7167-6027-4 / 0716760274 ISBN-13: 978-0-7167-6027-6 / 9780716760276 Ethnobotany - the study of the cultural use of plants - is explored throroughly in this text. The significance of plants in Western as well as indigenous societies is confronted and the history of ethnobotany, development of agriculture, and the critical need to conserve plant biodiversity are all c | |