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Man, fishes, and the Amazon / Nigel J. H. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Nigel J. H., 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fishes--Amazon River.
- Fishes.
- Fisheries--Amazon River.
- Fisheries.
- Fishers--Brazil--Itacoatiara (Amazonas)--Socioeconomic status.
- Fishers.
- Ethnozoology--Brazil--Itacoatiara (Amazonas).
- Ethnozoology.
- Social status.
- Itacoatiara (Amazonas, Brazil)--Industries.
- Itacoatiara (Amazonas, Brazil).
- Amazon River.
- Brazil--Itacoatiara (Amazonas).
- Physical Description:
- x, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, 1981.
- Summary:
- Exploring in depth such specific areas as local food taboos, methods of preparation of food dishes, statistics of protein intake, and the productivity of fisheries, "Man, Fishes, and the Amazon" will prove to be an important source of research, as well as an invaluable case study, for anthropologists, ichthyologists, and geographers.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: pages 159-171.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0231051565 :
- OCLC:
- 7197487
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