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Paul Alan Cox

Author of Plants, People, and Culture: The Science of Ethnobotany (Scientific American Library Paperback)

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Works by Paul Alan Cox

Plants, People, and Culture: The Science of Ethnobotany (Scientific American Library Paperback) (1996) 136 copies

Nafanua: Saving the Samoan Rain Forest (1997) 27 copies

Islands, Plants and Polynesians: An Introduction to Polynesian Ethnobotany (1991) 11 copies

Associated Works

Why I Believe (2001) — Contributor — 52 copies

Learning in the Light of Faith (1995) — Contributor — 48 copies

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Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Education: Brigham Young University
Organizations: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Brigham Young University

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Plants, People, and Culture: The Science of… by Michael J. Balick

An excellent book with a good overview of many different cultures. I've used this several times in ethnobotany classes, and studetns seem to like it.

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Works: 3
Also by: 2
Members: 174
Popularity: #123,126
Rating: ½ 3.7

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 10
Languages: 1

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