Description
Book SynopsisDeals with the idea of a family level society, discussed and disputed by anthropologists for nearly half a century. This work states that the Matsigenka people of southeastern Peru cannot be understood or appreciated except as a family level society; the family level of sociocultural integration is for them a lived reality.
Trade Review"
Families of the Forest constitutes a valuable contribution to the regional ethnography, particularly as regard techniques of subsistence and the organization of communal life, and it will be essential reading for any interested in the area. There is much in the book for the specialist and, especially in the 'everyday close' approach, it also provides an eloquent and accessible account of this montana society for the nonspecialist." * Anthropos *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Introduction: Among the Matsigenka 1. Setting and History 2. Making a Living 3. Family Life 4. Society and Politics 5. Cosmos Conclusion: A Family Level Society Glossary References Cited Index
