{"product_id":"vital-diplomacy-chloe-nahum-claudel-9781785334061","title":"Vital Diplomacy: The Ritual Everyday on a Dammed River in Amazonia","description":"\u003cp\u003e In Brazil, where forest meets savanna, new towns, agribusiness and hydroelectric plants form a patchwork with the indigenous territories. Here, agricultural work, fishing, songs, feasts and exchanges occupy the Enawenê-nawê for eight months of each year during a season called Yankwa. \u003cem\u003eVital Diplomacy\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on this major ceremonial cycle to shed new light on classic Amazonian themes such as kinship, gender, manioc cultivation and cuisine, relations with non-humans and foreigners, and the interplay of myth and practice, exploring how ritual contains and diverts the threat of violence by reconciling antagonistic spirits, coordinating social and gender divides, and channelling foreign relations and resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chloe Nahum-Claudel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785334069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785334061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Chloe Nahum-Claudel","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":48088802623743,"sku":"9781785334061","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_541200d5-4f89-470d-ae91-559e267b06f1.jpg?v=1769106647","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vital-diplomacy-chloe-nahum-claudel-9781785334061","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}