Indigenous alliance making : histories of agency in colonial lowland South America / edited by James Andrew Whitaker and Mark Harris; foreward by Cecilia McCallum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitaker, James Andrew and Mark Harris, editors.

Contributor:

Whitaker, James Andrew, editor.

Harris, Mark, editor.

EBSCOhost

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of South America--Historiography.

Indians of South America.

Indians of South America--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages)

Place of Publication:

Tucson, AZ : University of Arizona Press, 2025.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword / Cecilia McCallum

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Allies and Partners in Anthropological and Historical Perspectives / Whitaker, Harris, and Garcia

1. António Vieira Among the Indigenous People of the Serra de Ibiapaba: Sovereignty and Diplomacy / Camila Loureiro Dias

2. "These Fathers Make Us People": Mojo Ideas of Humanity and the Encounter with the Jesuits / Gary Van Valen

3. Indigenous Women in the Early Years of Brazilian Colonial Society: History and Uses of the Past / Elisa Frühauf Garcia

4. "Outsiders": Contributions Toward an Ethnographic Theory of Acculturation / Marta Amoroso

5. Friends and Enemies: Reflections on the Sindagua Wars of Barbacoas, Colombia, c. 1597-1635 / Kris Lane

6. Makushi Alliances in Guyana: Partnerships Against Predation / James Andrew Whitaker

Afterword: Alliances and Partnerships Today / Aparecida Vilaça

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes biographical references and index (pages 185-190).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 30, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Whitaker, James Andrew and Mark Harris. Indigenous alliance making.

ISBN:

9780816555031

0816555036

Publisher Number:

40032949930

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.