Amazonian Indians from Prehistory to the Present: Anthropological Perspectives Paperback - 1997

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Amazonia has long been a focus of debate about the impact of the tropical rain forest environment on indigenous cultural development. This edited volume draws on the subdisciplines of anthropology to present an integrated perspective of Amazonian studies. The contributors address transformations of native societies as a result of their interaction with Western civilization from initial contact to the present day, demonstrating that the pre- and postcontact characteristics of these societies display differences that until now have been little recognized. CONTENTS
Amazonian Anthropology: Strategy for a New Synthesis, Anna C. RooseveltThe Ancient Amerindian Polities of the Amazon, Orinoco and Atlantic Coast: A Preliminary Analysis of Their Passage from Antiquity to Extinction, Neil Lancelot Whitehead
The Impact of Conquest on Contemporary Indigenous Peoples of the Guiana Shield: The System of Orinoco Regional Interdependence, Nelly Arvelo-JimA(c)nez and Horacio BiordSocial Organization and Political Power in the Amazon Floodplain: The Ethnohistorical Sources, Antonio Porro
The Evidence for the Nature of the Process of Indigenous Deculturation and Destabilization in the Amazon Region in the Last 300 Years: Preliminary Data, AdA(c)lia EngrAcia de OliveiraHealth and Demography of Native Amazonians: Historical Perspective and Current Status, Warren M. Hern
Diet and Nutritional Status of Amazonian Peoples, Darna L. DufourHunting and Fishing in Amazonia: Hold the Answers, What are the Questions?, Stephen Beckerman
Homeostasis as a Cultural System: The Jivaro Case, Philippe DescolaFarming, Feuding, and Female Status: The Achuara Case, Pita Kelekna
SubsistenceStrategy, Social Organization, and Warfare in Central Brazil in the Context of European Penetration, Nancy M. FlowersEnvironmental and Social Implications of Pre- and Post-Contact Situations on Brazilian Indians: The Kayapo and a New Amazonian Synthesis, Darrell Addison Posey
Beyond Resistance: A Comparative Study of Utopian Renewal in Amazonia, Michael F. BrownThe Eastern Bororo Seen from an Archaeological Perspective, Irmhilde WA1/4st
Genetic Relatedness and Language Distributions in Amazonia, Harriet E. Manelis KleinLanguage, Culture, and Environment: TupA-GuaranA Plant Names Over Time, William BalA(c)e and Denny Moore
Becoming Indian: The Politics of Tukanoan Ethnicity, Jean E. Jackson