{"product_id":"amazonian-indians-from-prehistory-to-anna-roosevelt-9780816518210","title":"Amazonian Indians from Prehistory to the Present: Anthropological Perspectives","description":"\u003cb\u003eAmazonia has long been\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eAmazonian Anthropology: Strategy for a New Synthesis, Anna C. Roosevelt\u003cbr\u003eThe Ancient Amerindian Polities of the Amazon, Orinoco and Atlantic Coast: A Preliminary Analysis of Their Passage from Antiquity to Extinction, Neil Lancelot Whitehead\u003cbr\u003eThe Impact of Conquest on Contemporary Indigenous Peoples of the Guiana Shield: The System of Orinoco Regional Interdependence, Nelly Arvelo-Jim nez and Horacio Biord\u003cbr\u003eSocial Organization and Political Power in the Amazon Floodplain: The Ethnohistorical Sources, Antonio Porro\u003cbr\u003eThe Evidence for the Nature of the Process of Indigenous Deculturation and Destabilization in the Amazon Region in the Last 300 Years: Preliminary Data, Ad lia Engr cia de Oliveira\u003cbr\u003eHealth and Demography of Native Amazonians: Historical Perspective and Current Status, Warren M. Hern\u003cbr\u003eDiet and Nutritional Status of Amazonian Peoples, Darna L. Dufour\u003cbr\u003eHunting and Fishing in Amazonia: Hold the Answers, What are the Questions?, Stephen Beckerman\u003cbr\u003eHomeostasis as a Cultural System: The Jivaro Case, Philippe Descola\u003cbr\u003eFarming, Feuding, and Female Status: The Achuara Case, Pita Kelekna\u003cbr\u003eSubsistence Strategy, Social Organization, and Warfare in Central Brazil in the Context of European Penetration, Nancy M. Flowers\u003cbr\u003eEnvironmental and Social Implications of Pre- and Post-Contact Situations on Brazilian Indians: The Kayapo and a New Amazonian Synthesis, Darrell Addison Posey\u003cbr\u003eBeyond Resistance: A Comparative Study of Utopian Renewal in Amazonia, Michael F. Brown\u003cbr\u003eThe Eastern Bororo Seen from an Archaeological Perspective, Irmhilde W st\u003cbr\u003eGenetic Relatedness and Language Distributions in Amazonia, Harriet E. Manelis Klein\u003cbr\u003eLanguage, Culture, and Environment: Tup -Guaran  Plant Names Over Time, William Bal e and Denny Moore\u003cbr\u003eBecoming Indian: The Politics of Tukanoan Ethnicity, Jean E. Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Roosevelt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816518211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816518210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.17w x 0.96d","brand":"Anna Roosevelt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947329683711,"sku":"9780816518210","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6d36c699-c3b7-4ecb-9d5f-fb754db02873.jpg?v=1681518078","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/amazonian-indians-from-prehistory-to-anna-roosevelt-9780816518210","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}