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The ecology of power : culture, place, and personhood in the southern Amazon, A.D. 1000-2000 / Michael J. Heckenberger.
Van Pelt Library F2519.1.X56 H425 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heckenberger, Michael.
- Series:
- Critical perspectives in identity, memory, and the built environment
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of South America--Brazil--Xingu River Valley--History.
- Indians of South America--First contact with other peoples--Brazil--Xingu River Valley.
- Indians of South America.
- Chiefdoms.
- History.
- Brazil.
- Brazil--Xingu River Valley.
- Indians of South America--First contact with other peoples.
- Indians of South America--Brazil--Xingu River Valley--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Chiefdoms--Brazil--Xingu River Valley.
- Xingu River Valley (Brazil)--History.
- Xingu River Valley (Brazil)--Colonization.
- Xingu River Valley (Brazil)--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 404 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2005.
- Summary:
- In 1884 a community of Brazilians was "discovered" by the Western world. "The Ecology of Power" examines these indigenous people from the Upper Xingu region, a group who even today are one of the strongest examples of long-term cultural continuity. Drawing upon written and oral history, ethnography, and archaeology, Heckenberger addresses the difficult issues facing anthropologists today as they "uncover" the muted voices of indigenous peoples and provides a fascinating portrait of a unique community of people who have in a way become living cultural artifacts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-384) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415945984
- 0415945992
- OCLC:
- 55939712
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