Mountain Lexicon : A Corpus of Montology and Innovation, Hardcover

by Fausto O. Sarmiento

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Mountain Lexicon : A Corpus of Montology and Innovation, Hardcover by Sarmiento, Fausto (EDT); Gunya, Alexey (EDT), ISBN 3031648838, ISBN-13 9783031648830, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book is the second volume in a series on montology dedicated to the transdisciplinary reflection of mountain research, considering the diversity of views on mountains and their problemata in the context of rapid technological development and unprecedented accumulation and dissemination of information around the world. The necessity for a new orderly and structured lexicon arose from the need to critically reassess the colonial past in the development of mountain territories, the development of a new and alternative understanding of mountain topics in the light of decolonized epistemology. The creation of coordinated and ordered terms for the main parts of mountain research creates the basis for an unorthodox understanding of the ontology of mountains and helps to better understand the complex cultural and natural essence of mountain socio-ecological systems. At the same time, a local episteme of mountains, considering local values, small scales, and vernacular visions are of particular importance, which must be taken into account in the current terminology. The purpose of th is to provide methodological support for montology as a convergent and transdisciplinary science of mountains, based on the harmonization of its terminological base. Th pays special attention to onomastics, t

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2024
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9783031648830
• Condition: Fine

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