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The Yanomami and Kayapo, two indigenous groups of the Amazon rainforest, have become internationally known through their dramatic and highly publicized encounters with 'civilization'. This title examines the relationship of the Kayapo and Yanomami to Brazilian society and the wider world.

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"This may be the best brief introduction to the present plight and prospects of Brazil's indigenous populations and, incidentally, to the controversy over deforestation in the Amazon."

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Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Setting the Scene
2. In Search of the Other
3. The People from Between the Waters
4. Payakan: A Cautionary Tale
5. Yanomami Apocalypse
6. Davi
7. Savage Anthropology
8. Emerging Indians
9. Fit for What?

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Brazils Indians and the Onslaught of Civilizati

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: 01/10/2003
      ISBN13: 9780295983622, 978-0295983622
      ISBN10: 0295983620
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Yanomami and Kayapo, two indigenous groups of the Amazon rainforest, have become internationally known through their dramatic and highly publicized encounters with 'civilization'. This title examines the relationship of the Kayapo and Yanomami to Brazilian society and the wider world.

      Trade Review

      "This may be the best brief introduction to the present plight and prospects of Brazil's indigenous populations and, incidentally, to the controversy over deforestation in the Amazon."

      * Choice *

      Table of Contents

      List of Abbreviations
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction

      1. Setting the Scene
      2. In Search of the Other
      3. The People from Between the Waters
      4. Payakan: A Cautionary Tale
      5. Yanomami Apocalypse
      6. Davi
      7. Savage Anthropology
      8. Emerging Indians
      9. Fit for What?

      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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