The poetics of land :
Hatzfeld, Marc,
The poetics of land : a personal journey through the stories, ideas and images of land and people in Bengal, from Vedic times to Nandigram / Marc,Hatzfeld,. - 322 pages ; 20 cm
"The Poetics of Land and Identity is about the meaning of land for the many diverse First Nations within British Columbia. The work offers a study of the folklore and symbolic traditions within many Aboriginal regions and illustrates how these traditions emphasize the importance of orality and poetics as the defining factor in the value of land. Christine J. Elsey offers a deft, scholarly discussion of these "storyscapes," providing us with a point of access for understanding First Nations' perspectives on the world and their land. She provides an important alternative to the monetary, exploitative, resource-driven view of nature and land ownership and highlights the conflicts between the colonial, Western perspective of nature and the holistic view of First Nations people."--Publisher's website.
9781900355841 (pbk.)
2013432477
C20129082473
Human territoriality--India --West Bengal.
Land use --India --West Bengal.
Oral tradition--India --West Bengal.
Literature and society --India --West Bengal.
West Bengal (India)--Social conditions.
West Bengal (India)--Civilization.--
West Bengal (India)--Economic conditions.
E78.B9 / E47 2013
304.23095414 HAT / 013441
The poetics of land : a personal journey through the stories, ideas and images of land and people in Bengal, from Vedic times to Nandigram / Marc,Hatzfeld,. - 322 pages ; 20 cm
"The Poetics of Land and Identity is about the meaning of land for the many diverse First Nations within British Columbia. The work offers a study of the folklore and symbolic traditions within many Aboriginal regions and illustrates how these traditions emphasize the importance of orality and poetics as the defining factor in the value of land. Christine J. Elsey offers a deft, scholarly discussion of these "storyscapes," providing us with a point of access for understanding First Nations' perspectives on the world and their land. She provides an important alternative to the monetary, exploitative, resource-driven view of nature and land ownership and highlights the conflicts between the colonial, Western perspective of nature and the holistic view of First Nations people."--Publisher's website.
9781900355841 (pbk.)
2013432477
C20129082473
Human territoriality--India --West Bengal.
Land use --India --West Bengal.
Oral tradition--India --West Bengal.
Literature and society --India --West Bengal.
West Bengal (India)--Social conditions.
West Bengal (India)--Civilization.--
West Bengal (India)--Economic conditions.
E78.B9 / E47 2013
304.23095414 HAT / 013441