Walters, Bradley B., with Bonnie J. McCay, Paige West,and Susan Lees (eds): Against the Grain: The VaydaTradition in Human Ecology and Ecological Anthropology

摘要

The volume Against the Grain: The Vayda Tradition inHuman Ecology and Ecological Anthropology presents aseries of chapters based on a special AAA panel held inhonor of the retirement of Andrew (Pete) Vayda. Thevolume focuses on Vayda's later works and centers on theusefulness of contextualizing key events to explain human–environment interactions. The chapters represent a well-chosen array of themes and cases studies so that one doesnot need to be a follower of the "Vayda tradition" to findthe volume informative and worth reading.