Abstract
1. Man and the Land Character of the Area.- The Land of Peru in Cultural-Historical Perspective.- The Natural Setting of the Vilcanota Valley.- Evolution of Human Occupance in the Valley.- Synopsis of Present-Day Agricultural Structure, Rationale, Technique, and Practice.- 2. Time, Ecology, and Space: The Geographic Synthesis.- Cultural-Historical Perspective of Useful Plants in the Vilcanota Valley.- Plant Use in Peasant Life.- Distributional Analysis and Landscape Synthesis of Useful Plants.- 3. Past and Present Use of the Green Mantle.- Cultural-Geographical Analysis of the Individual Floristic Components: Plants other than Dicots.- Cultural-Geographical Analysis of the Individual Floristic Components: Dicots.- 4. Summary and Conclusions.- The Historical Dimension.- The Role of Perception.- The Ecological System.- The Spatial Patterns.- A Paradigm of Contemporary Culture Change.- The Task Ahead.
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