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:

A Herbal of Iraq. Ghazanfar, Shahina A., and Chris J. Thorogood, editors; Rana Ibrahim, Arabic editor. 2022. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. xviii + 134 pp.
(hardcover.) GBP 18.00, USD 25.00. ISBN 978-1-84246-763-3.

Amazon Fruits: An Ethnobotanical Journey. Smith, Nigel. 2023. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland. xxxi + 1275 pp. (eBook). USD 139.00 [hardcover: USD 179.99]. ISBN 978-3-031-
12803-5.

An Ancient Mesopotamian Herbal. Böck, Barbara, Shahina A. Ghazanfar, and Mark Nesbitt. 2023. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. 200 pp. (hardcover.) GBP
30.00, USD 40.00. ISBN 978-1-84246-798-5.

Updated as of April 9, 2024