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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 Civilization

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/09/2015
      ISBN13: 9780295998794, 978-0295998794
      ISBN10: 0295998792

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      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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