James F. Eder

On the Road to Tribal Extinction (eBook, ePUB)

Depopulation, Deculturation, and Adaptive Well-Being Among the Batak of the Philippines

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The cultural and even physical extinction of the world's remaining tribal people is a disturbing phenomenon of our time. In his study of the Batak of the Philippines, James Eder explores the adaptive limits of small human populations facing the ecological changes, social stresses, and cultural disruptions attending incorporation into broader socioeconomic systems.

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The cultural and even physical extinction of the world's remaining tribal people is a disturbing phenomenon of our time. In his study of the Batak of the Philippines, James Eder explores the adaptive limits of small human populations facing the ecological

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kensington Books
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780520912755
• Artikelnr.: 68600173

Autorenporträt

James F. Eder is Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University, Tempe.