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oapen-20.500.12657-882482024-03-28T14:02:51Z A Country of Shepherds Myers, Kathleen Ann Wray, Grady C. Shepherds;Pastoralism;Sustainability;Ecology;Spain;Case studies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNA Agribusiness and primary industries::KNAC Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNK Conservation of the environment thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history This book draws on the life stories told by shepherds, farmers, and their families in the Andalusian region in Spain to sketch out the landscapes, actions, and challenges of people who work in pastoralism. Their narratives highlight how local practices interact with regional and European communities and policies, and they help us see a broader role for extensive grazing practices and sustainability. A Country of Shepherds is timely, reflecting the growing interest in ecological farming methods as well as the Spanish government’s recent work with UNESCO to recognise the seasonal movement of herd animals in the Iberian Peninsula as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. Demonstrating the critical role of tradition, cultural geographies, and sustainability in the Mediterranean, this book will appeal to academicians but also to general readers who seek to understand, in very human terms, the impact of the world-wide environmental crisis we are now experiencing. 2024-03-08T09:42:47Z 2024-03-08T09:42:47Z 2024 book 9781805112068 9781805112075 9781805112099 9781805112112 9781805112105 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/88248 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International obp.0387.pdf https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0387 Open Book Publishers 10.11647/OBP.0387 10.11647/OBP.0387 23117811-c361-47b4-8b76-2c9b160c9a8b 9781805112068 9781805112075 9781805112099 9781805112112 9781805112105 260 Cambridge open access
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This book draws on the life stories told by shepherds, farmers, and their families in the Andalusian region in Spain to sketch out the landscapes, actions, and challenges of people who work in pastoralism. Their narratives highlight how local practices interact with regional and European communities and policies, and they help us see a broader role for extensive grazing practices and sustainability.
A Country of Shepherds is timely, reflecting the growing interest in ecological farming methods as well as the Spanish government’s recent work with UNESCO to recognise the seasonal movement of herd animals in the Iberian Peninsula as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Demonstrating the critical role of tradition, cultural geographies, and sustainability in the Mediterranean, this book will appeal to academicians but also to general readers who seek to understand, in very human terms, the impact of the world-wide environmental crisis we are now experiencing.
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