Synopsis
Tracing human interactions with the world’s 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 people’s lives, driving fortunes and impacting futures? What has happened to the teak forests and what is their destiny?
In this illustrated anthology of oral histories, people connected personally or professionally to teak speak of survival, change and learning, creativity and destruction, growth and demise. Woven together, these experiences bring to light the ways that teak has been sought, crafted, cultivated, traded and prized over time.
Animist beliefs, creative expression, scientific invention, economic viability, imperialist expansion, peak luxury, violent repression, ecological disaster and the regenerative power of nature all find a home in this global intergenerational tale.
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 nature’s most troublesome offspring.
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About the Author
New Zealander Virginia Henderson has been based in Southeast Asia since 1990 and is an oral historian with a doctorate in heritage management. Tim Webster is a documentary photographer specializing in theater, dance and architectural heritage photography.
From the Back Cover
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 Center, 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
From the Inside Flap
Documentary photographer and writer Tim Webster focuses on culture, environment and heritage issues. He has a degree in physics and mathematics, and a diploma in secondary teaching. Previous publications include Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market (Thames & Hudson, 2017) and Yangon Echoes: Inside Heritage Homes (River Books, 2015) with co-author Virginia Henderson.
Virginia Henderson is an independent researcher, facilitator and producer. An oral historian, she has an MA in Thai Studies and a doctorate in heritage management. She is interested in cultural expression, the production of art and social space, and the power of storytelling.
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