| Titre | La rizière, « écosystème spécialisé » ? Un cas dans le sud-ouest chinois | |
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| Auteur | Pascal Bouchery | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 151-152, 1999 Autres temps, autres lieux | |
| Page | 133-165 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Rice fields, a "specialized ecosystem"? An example in southwestern China -
Since C. Geertz's (1963) study of Indonesian rice-growing systems, irrigation has often been presented as a module of agricultural specialization in contrast with dry rice-farming on cleared land. However, this point of view results from focusing exclusively on the productive aspects of paddy lands while overlooking the fact that they form a polyvalent space associating agriculture, fish-farming, the catching of small animals and the gathering of wild plants. Geertz's thesis of rice fields as a specialized ecosystem is critically re-examined in the light of field work among a people who dwell in the mountains of southwestern China and grow rice on irrigated terraces. In an environment marked by massive deforestation, gathering activities still play a not-to-be-omitted economic role. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1999_num_151_1_4119 |
