This book deals with the values of medicinal plants and associated knowledge(s) in the field of bioprospecting in post-apartheid South Africa. Bioprospecting, the use of genetic or biological resources for commercial purposes, is a profit-oriented enterprise facing new challenges with the rise of human rights and biodiversity politics. This new situation has led to claims for political leverage made by indigenous communities, as well as to claims for national and local cultural identity and heritage. The picture presented here contributes to the widely discussed yet so far unresolved question of how to appropriately share benefits, and how to protect indigenous knowledge in this field.
| ISBN: | 9783837647945 |
| Publication date: | 20th December 2021 |
| Author: | Britta Rutert |
| Publisher: | Transcript an imprint of transcript |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 349 pages |
| Series: | Culture and Social Practice |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural anthropology Social and cultural history Social and political philosophy Political science and theory Political structure and processes Pharmacology |
This book deals with the values of medicinal plants and associated knowledge(s) in the field of bioprospecting in post-apartheid South Africa. Bioprospecting, the use of genetic or biological resources for commercial purposes, is a profit-oriented enterprise facing new challenges with the rise of human rights and biodiversity politics. This new situation has led to claims for political leverage made by indigenous communities, as well as to claims for national and local cultural identity and heritage. The picture presented here contributes to the widely discussed yet so far unresolved question of how to appropriately share benefits, and how to protect indigenous knowledge in this field.
Contested Properties features in the following genres: Social and cultural anthropology, History: specific events and topics, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation and independence, Philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social and political philosophy, Cultural studies: food and society
Contested Properties is available in Paperback
Contested Properties was written by Britta Rutert and published by Transcript an imprint of transcript
Contested Properties has 349 pages
Yes it is part of Culture and Social Practice series
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