Cargando…
Getting to know Waiwai : an Amazonian ethnography /
A beautifully written account of time spent with the Wayapi that looks forward to Wayapi survivors one hundred years from now and considers what will be left as the destruction of the Amazon rainforest proceeds.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
1995.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; TELLING NAMES The Amazon Forest, the Old Caledonian Forest, and the Battle of Wounded Knee. What names mean. Arrival and first weeks with the Wayap.; AT LONG HAMMOCK In the woods. Men hunting. Women and manioc.; OTHER VOICES Missionaries. Government officials. An exiled Indian.; ROMANCE Understanding and idealization. Sprees, drunkenness, and dancing. Murder. 'Lesser breeds without the Law.' Chiefs and power.