Andrea Pieroni

Ethnobotany and Biocultural Diversities in the Balkans: Perspectives on Sustainable Rural Development and Reconciliation Andrea Pieroni 2014 edition

Jacket Description/Back: This volume addresses recent and ongoing ethnobotanical studies in the Balkans. The book focuses on elaborating the relevance of such studies for future initiatives in this region, both in terms of sustainable and peaceful (trans-regional, trans-cultural) rural development. A multi-disciplinary viewpoint is utilized, with an incorporation of historical, ethnographic, linguistic, biological, nutritional and medical perspectives. The book is also authored by recognized scholars, who in the last decade have extensively researched the Balkan traditional knowledge systems as they pertain to perceptions of the natural world and especially plants."Ethnobotany and Biocultural Diversities in the Balkans" is the first ethnobotany book on one of the most biologically and culturally diverse regions of the world and is a valuable resource for both scholars and students interested in the field of ethnobotany."Biographical Note: Andrea Pieroni, PhD University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, ItalyCassandra L. Quave, PhDEmory University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Center for the Study of Human Health, Atlanta, GA, USATable of Contents: Chapter 1. Ethnobotany in the Balkans: "Quo Vadis"?Andrea Pieroni and Cassandra L. QuavePart I. From Folk Medicine to the Medicinal Plant TradeChapter 2. Ways the Lukomir Highlanders of Bosnia and Herzegovina Treat Diabetes Jonathan Ferrier, Lana a iragi, Eric C. H. Chen, Sabina Traki, Ammar Saleem, Emira Alikadi, Alain Cuerrier, Michael J. Balick, John T. Arnason, and Sulejman Red i Chapter 3. Hungarian Ethnobotanical Studies in RomaniaNora Papp, Kata Birkas-Frendl, Agnes Farkas, and Dora Czegenyi Chapter 4. Bulgarian Medical Ethnobotany: The Power of Plants in Pragmatic and Poetic FramesAnely Nedelcheva and Stefan Draganov Chapter 5. Cross-Cultural Ethnobotany of the Sharr Mountains (North-Western Macedonia) Besnik Rexhepi, Behxhet Mustafa, Avni Hajdari, Jehona Rushidi-Rexhepi, Cassandra L. Quave, and Andrea Pieroni Chapter 6. An Ethnobotanical and Ethnomedicinal Study on the Use of Wild Medicinal Plants in Rural Areas of Serbia Sne ana Jari, Miroslava Mitrovi, and Pavle Pavlovi Chapter 7. Medical Ethnobotanical Studies in Kosovo Behxhet Mustafa and Avni Hajdari Part II. Balkan Traditional Plant-Based Foods: Beyond the Ottoman Cuisine Chapter 8. Wild Food Plants of Dalmatia (Croatia) ukasz uczaj, Katija Dolina, Norma Fressel, and Stjepan Perkovi Chapter 9. The Use of Wild Plants for Human Nutrition During a War: Eastern Bosnia (Western Balkans) Sulejman Red i and Jonathan Ferrier Chapter 10. Wild Food and Medicinal Plants Used in the Mountainous Albanian North, North-East, and East: A Comparison Andrea Pieroni and Cassandra L. Quave Part III. Building Small-scale, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Economies Chapter 11. Medicinal Plants in Northern Montenegro: Traditional Knowledge, Quality, and ResourcesNeboj a Menkovi, Katarina avikin, Gordana Zduni, Slobodan Milosavljevi, and Jelena ivkovi Chapter 12. Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Traditional Use of Plants in Serbia in Relation to Sustainable Rural DevelopmentZora Daji Stevanovi, Milica Petrovi, and Svetlana A i "