Bridges Between Tradition and Innovation in Ethnomedicine Fostering
Community-based enterprises are the result of a process in which the community acts entrepreneurially to create and operate a new enterprise embedded in its existing social structure and network. This book argues that community-based enterprise could repr
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Bridges Between Tradition and Innovation in Ethnomedicine Fostering Local Development Through Community-Based Enterprises in India
Bridges Between Tradition and Innovation in Ethnomedicine
Maria Costanza Torri • Thora Martina Herrmann
Bridges Between Tradition and Innovation in Ethnomedicine Fostering Local Development Through Community-Based Enterprises in India
Dr. Maria Costanza Torri Department of Anthropology Laurentian University 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6 Canada [email protected]
Dr. Thora Martina Herrmann Department of Geography University of Montreal C.P. Succursale Centre-ville Montréal, QC H3C 3J7 Canada [email protected]
ISBN 978-94-007-1112-9 e-ISBN 978-94-007-1113-6 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-1113-6 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011933834 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and in the human imagination, when love, worship, and all that lies in the human heart, is there to encourage it. (Thomas Carlyle 1795–1881). Change is one thing, progress is another. Change is scientific, progress is ethical. Change is indubitable, whereas progress is a matter of controversy. (Bertrand Russell 1872–1970).
Maria Costanza Torri is dedicating this book To her family for their unconditioned love To her friends whose presence makes her life so special To Mimos To the villagers of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Thora Martina Herrmann is dedicating this book To her family for their always loving support To all indigenous peoples over the world who struggle for their livelihoods, their culture and resources
Acknowledgements
We wish to express our deep gratitude to everybody who participated in this study, by providing information, sharing their expertise, views and opinions on a wide range of issues related to the community-based enterprises, the collection, cultivation, utilization and trade of medicinal plants. In particular, we would like to thank Mr. Darshan Shankar, Mr. G. Hariramamurthy, Mr. Kareem Abdul, Mr. John Britto, Mr. G. Raju, Mr. Rajapandy, Mrs Bagya, Mr. Mahesh Murthy, Mr Himanshu, Mr Suresh and Mr Pradeeb for their precious help and advice. We would also like to express our gratitude to the field-coordinators of the CCD and Mrs Pushpa H.K, who provided valuable help during the fieldwork. We are most thankful to all the villagers from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for sharing their opinions and experiences in medicinal plants wi
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