The Xilixana Yanomami of the Amazon : history, social structure, and population dynamics /

"The Xilixana Yanomami, an Indian tribe of the northern Amazon Basin in Brazil, have been widely studied as the largest indigenous people to retain a traditional way of life. This book presents the most complete account available of the Yanomami before and after their encounter with the modern...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Early, John D.
Otros Autores: Peters, John F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, ©2000.
Temas:
Yanomamo Indians > Brazil > Macajaí River Valley.
Yanomamo Indians > Population.
Yanomamo Indians > Social conditions.
Yanomami > Population.
Yanomami > Conditions sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Yanomamo Indians.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Introduction.
  • 1. The Research
  • pt. II. History and Ethnography.
  • 2. A Historical Survey of the Yanomami.
  • 3. The Xilixana on the Mucajai River.
  • 4. The Xilixana Village.
  • 5. Contact with the National Society
  • pt. III. Methodology.
  • 6. Sources and Critical Appraisal of Data for the Years 1959 to 1995.
  • 7. Reconstruction of the Precontact Population and Critical Evaluation of the Database.
  • 8. The Demographic Presentation
  • pt. IV. The Villages.
  • 9. Village A.
  • 10. Village B.
  • 11. Village C.
  • 12. Village C: Factions and Fission.
  • 13. Village D.
  • 14. Village E.
  • 15. Village F.
  • 16. Village G.
  • 17. Village H
  • pt. V. Synthetic Views.
  • 18. The Villages Compared.
  • 19. The Population Bloc
  • pt. VI. Understanding the Yanomami.

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