Simon Platten
Biographic Data
| ID | 156139 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon Platten |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon |
| FAMILY NAME | Platten |
| SIGNATURE | PLATTEN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Understanding Cultural Transmission in Anthropology
The concept of "cultural transmission" is central to much contemporary anthropological theory, since successful human reproduction through social systems is essential for effective survival and for enhancing the adaptiveness of individual humans and local populations. Yet, what is understood by the phrase and how it might best be studied is highly contested. This book brings together contributions that reflect the current diversity of approaches …
The social life of seeds
Humans play an important part in the dispersal of plant seed and other propagative material, either inadvertently or deliberately. We expand on this observation to demonstrate how the form of dispersal reflects different patterns of human interaction and relationship, and how the opposite is also true: that patterns of human exchange modify the properties of plant germplasm subject to further co-evolutionary selection. While these patterns are re…
Local Medicinal Plant Knowledge in South Africa Preserved by Apartheid
The Cultural Keystone Concept
Modern Crises and Traditional Strategies
The social life of seeds
Humans play an important part in the dispersal of plant seed and other propagative material, either inadvertently or deliberately. We expand on this observation to demonstrate how the form of dispersal reflects different patterns of human interaction and relationship, and how the opposite is also true: that patterns of human exchange modify the properties of plant germplasm subject to further co-evolutionary selection. While these patterns are re…
The Cultural Keystone Concept
Local Medicinal Plant Knowledge in South Africa Preserved by Apartheid
Modern Crises and Traditional Strategies
The Cultural Keystone Concept
The social life of seeds
Humans play an important part in the dispersal of plant seed and other propagative material, either inadvertently or deliberately. We expand on this observation to demonstrate how the form of dispersal reflects different patterns of human interaction and relationship, and how the opposite is also true: that patterns of human exchange modify the properties of plant germplasm subject to further co-evolutionary selection. While these patterns are re…
Local Medicinal Plant Knowledge in South Africa Preserved by Apartheid
Understanding Cultural Transmission in Anthropology
The concept of "cultural transmission" is central to much contemporary anthropological theory, since successful human reproduction through social systems is essential for effective survival and for enhancing the adaptiveness of individual humans and local populations. Yet, what is understood by the phrase and how it might best be studied is highly contested. This book brings together contributions that reflect the current diversity of approaches …
Biology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works)