The Social Life of TEAK TIM WEBSTER & VIRGINIA HENDERSON

The Social Life of TEAK TIM WEBSTER & VIRGINIA HENDERSON

Tracing human interactions with the worlds most famous tropical timber species, The Social Life of Teak maps worlds revolving around teak forests, trees and wood.

What gives Tectona grandis such a powerful aura, stoking desires and capturing imaginations? How has teak shaped peoples lives, driving fortunes and impacting futures? What has happened to the teak forests of South and Southeast Asia and what is their destiny?

Charting the domestication of wilderness and exposing the era of extinction of a feted natural resource, this book seeks to stimulate conversations about our role as natures most troublesome offspring.

 Terrific shapeshifting I learned a lot.

Arjun Appadurai, Professor Emeritus, Media, Culture and Communication, New York University

Rich, fresh and moving. Paritta Chalermpow Koanantakool, Director (retd),The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Bangkok

Amazing work, very fine-tuned. Many years of research and extensive fieldwork make this a most informative
and entertaining read. Excellent.

P.K. Thulasidas, Steering Committee Member of TEAKNET, former Principal Scientist & Head, Wood Science & Technology, Kerala Forest Research Institute

ISBN   | 978 616 451082 1
Size    | H 230 x W250 mm
No. of pages  | 256 Pages
Specification  | Illustrations 136 colour photographs ,Paperback
First published in Thailand in 2023