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Strange enemies : indigenous agency and scenes of encounters in Amazonia / Aparecida Vilaca ; translated by David Rodgers.

e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection 2010 Available online

e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection 2010
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Vilaca, Aparecida, 1958-
Series:
Cultures and practice of violence series.
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Cultures and practice of violence
Standardized Title:
Quem somos nós. English
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Pakaasnovos Indians--History.
Pakaasnovos Indians--Social life and customs.
Indians of South America--Brazil.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (391 p.)
Place of Publication:
Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This vivid ethnographic account of the first peaceful encounters between the Wari Indians of western Brazil and missionaries and government workers emphasizes how the Wari perceived the interactions.
Contents:
The foreigner
The enemy
The white enemy
The foreigner, the dead
The brother-in-law
The motives of the whites
The widening river : contact with the OroNao of the whites
"The enemy says he's OroNao" : contact with the OroWaram, OroWaramXijein, and OroMon
The great expedition : contact with the OroNao', OroEo, and OroAt on the Negro and Ocaia rivers.
Notes:
Originally published in Portuguese: Brazil : Editora UFRJ, 2006.
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786613065070
9781283065078
128306507X
9780822391289
0822391287
OCLC:
645336543

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