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“igor krupnik”

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  • Resilience through Knowledge Co-Production

    Indigenous Knowledge, Science, and Global Environmental Change

    Edited by Marie Roué, Douglas Nakashima, Igor Krupnik ...
    Confronted with the complex environmental crises of the Anthropocene, scientists have moved towards an interdisciplinary approach to address challenges that are both social and ecological. Several arenas are now calling for co-production of new transdisciplinary knowledge by combining Indigenous knowledge and science. This book revisits epistemological debates on the notion of co-production and ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • Early Inuit Studies

    Themes and Transitions, 1850s-1980s

    Edited by Igor Krupnik ...
    This collection of 15 chronologically arranged papers is the first-ever definitive treatment of the intellectual historyof Eskimology—known today as Inuit studies—the field of anthropology preoccupied with the origins, history, and culture of the Inuit people. The authors trace the growth and change in scholarship on the Inuit (Eskimo) people from the 1850s to the 1980s via profiles of scientists ... Read more

    $45.59 CAD

  • Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation

    Edited by Douglas Nakashima, Igor Krupnik, Jennifer T. Rubis ...
    This unique transdisciplinary publication is the result of collaboration between UNESCO's Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) programme, the United Nations University's Traditional Knowledge Initiative, the IPCC, and other organisations. Chapters, written by indigenous peoples, scientists and development experts, provide insight into how diverse societies observe and adapt to changing ... Read more

    $90.99 CAD

  • SIKU: Knowing Our Ice

    Documenting Inuit Sea Ice Knowledge and Use

    Edited by Igor Krupnik, Claudio Aporta, Shari Gearheard, Gita J. Laidler, Lene Kielsen Holm ...
    By exploring indigenous people’s knowledge and use of sea ice, the SIKU project has demonstrated the power of multiple perspectives and introduced a new field of interdisciplinary research, the study of social (socio-cultural) aspects of the natural world, or what we call the social life of sea ice. It incorporates local terminologies and classifications, place names, personal stories, teachings, ... Read more

    $192.99 CAD

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  • The Man Who Ate His Boots

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