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Pacaa Nova : Clash of Cultures on the Brazilian Frontier / Bernard Von Graeve.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Von Graeve, Bernard, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of South America--Brazil--Social life and customs.
- Indians of South America.
- Brazil.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (169 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Pacaa Nova were originally a tribe of hunters, gatherers and simple horticulturalists in the upper Amazon. As the frontier of Brazilian 'civilization' has expanded, their extraordinary culture has been trampled on and transformed. Of particular importance in this case has been the intrusion of the rubber industry into the Amazon headwaters; important as well have been the influences of the Catholic Church and the government. It is a tragic story, but an entirely fascinating one, and von Graeve presents it in enormously readable fashion, with first-hand descriptions that bring the people to life for the student.
- Contents:
- The land
- Historical background
- The Pacaa Nova
- Culture
- Post-pacification changes
- Sagarana-The mission.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9781442602809
- 1442602805
- OCLC:
- 243564510
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