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This atlas is very valuable and attractive book about the subregion of the northern Luzon Cordillera known as Ifugao. It contains Conklinfs deep report and analysis of Ifugao environment, society, and culture. After you read this atlas, you can be a specialist on Ifugao. I will discuss about eight topics: the author, review of what the atlas covers, evaluation of the sources used for the atlas, three specific maps, assessment of the best and worst aspects of the atlas, how the atlas stands as an example of cultural geography, and evaluation of the presentation and effectiveness. The author, Harold Conklin (1926-present) had been a famous professor at Yale University since 1962, and he just retired in 2000. He has done linguistic, ethnographic and ethno biological studies in Southeast Asia and in Central and North America. Also, he has been many places to study things from farming. Mainly, He studied in the Philippines especially about the Ifugao people. He has written eleven books, and one of his publications,g The Study of Shifting Cultivationh is best known for his studies. He is distinguished about ecological description with maps. He has served as Chair of the Anthropology Department, Director of Graduate Studies, and