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Indigenous Knowledge and Material Histories examines rubber as a case study for understanding how indigenous knowledge systems intersect with material histories and environmental change. Jens Soentgen traces the complex relationships between indigenous peoples, rubber production, and ecological transformation across different historical periods and geographic regions.
The book challenges conventional narratives of scientific progress by centering indigenous ecological knowledge and practices. Through careful analysis of rubber’s journey from Amazonian forests to global markets, Soentgen reveals how indigenous understanding of materials, plants, and sustainable practices was often marginalized or appropriated during industrialization.
Part of the Elements in Environmental Humanities series, this work contributes to interdisciplinary conversations about how we understand nature, technology, and human societies. It offers valuable insights for scholars in environmental history, indigenous studies, history of science, and material culture studies.
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