The Society for Ethnobotany

Fostering research and education on the past, present, and future uses of plants by people.

Books Needing Reviewers


Books Needing Review   |   Instructions for Reviewer   |   Submitting a Book for Review

If you see a book you would like to review, make your request to Book Review Editor.

REVIEW POLICY: Because of problems with a few reviewers, there is a strict review policy. Those asking to review these books are thereby agreeing to this policy. Reviewers who do not return reviews to me according to schedule will be given three options:

  1. provide a review,
  2. pay the going rate for the book so we can replace it, or
  3. send the book back to the book review editor ASAP.

Reviewers needed for:

Decolonizing African Agriculture: Food Security, Agroecology and the Need for Radical Transformation. Moseley, William G. 2024, Agenda Publishing Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. xiv + 299 pp. (eBook). Paperback USD 40.00; electronic version free of charge. ISBN 978-1-78821-589-3.

Embracing the Salt Marsh: Foraging, Farming and Food Preparation in the Dutch-German Coastal Area up to A.D. 1600. Studies in Honour of Annet Nieuwhof. Nicolay, Johan, and Mans Schepers, editors. 2022. Vereniging voor Terpenonderzoek, Groningen, and Barkhuis Publishing, Eelde, The Netherlands. viii + 180 pp. (paperback). EUR 49.00. ISBN 978-94-931944-9-6. [Electronic review copy.]

Kernels of Resistance: Maize, Food Sovereignty, and Collective Power. Grandia, Liza. 2024. University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington. xxxiv + 400 pp. (paperback). GBP 25.00, USD 30.00 [electronic version free of charge]. ISBN 978-0-29575330-0.

Kneeling Before Corn: Recuperating More-than-Human Intimacies on the Salvadoran Milpa. Anastario, Mike, Elena Salamanca, and Elizabeth Hawkins. 2024. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona. 209 pp. (paperback). USD 35.00. ISBN 978-0-8165-5337-2.

Potential Pulses: Genetic and Genomic Resources. Chandora, Rahul, T. Basavaraja, and Aditya Pratap, editors. 2024. CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom. xii + 348 pp. (hardcover). USD 150.00. ISBN 978-1-80062463-4.

The Apothecary’s Wife: The Hidden History of Medicine and How It Became a Commodity. Gevirtz, Karen Bloom. 2024. University of California Press, Oakland, California. 328 pp. (hardcover). USD 28.95. ISBN 978-0-52040991-0.

The Book of Yerba Mate: A Stimulating History. Folch, Christine. 2024. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. xviii + 254 pp. (hardcover). GBP 25.00, USD 29.95. ISBN 978-0-691-24639-0.