Linda Rabben

Brazil's Indians and the Onslaught of Civilization

The Yanomami and the Kayapo

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Yanomami and Kayapo, two indigenous groups of the Amazon rainforest, have become internationally known through their dramatic and highly publicized encounters with 'civilization'. This title examines the relationship of the Kayapo and Yanomami to Brazilian society and the wider world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 362g
• ISBN-13: 9780295983622
• ISBN-10: 0295983620
• Artikelnr.: 22379148

Autorenporträt

Linda Rabben is an anthropologist, human rights advocate, and independent consultant to nongovernmental organizations. She has written widely on Brazilian society and culture.Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2005

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Setting the Scene
2. In Search of the Other
3. The People from Between the Waters
4. Payakan: A Cautionary Tale
5. Yanomami Apocalypse
6. Davi
7. Savage Anthropology
8. Emerging Indians
9. Fit for What?
Notes
Bibliography
Index