{"product_id":"the-wanano-indians-of-the-brazilian-amazon-9780292711860","title":"The Wanano Indians of the Brazilian Amazon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ethnography presents the unusual social structure of an indigenous Amazonian society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChernela's portrayal of authority and rank in Wanano society gives a new slant on the organization of these societies and changes the picture of leadership in the Amazon Basin. * American Anthropologist *\u003cbr\u003eA welcome contribution, lucid, authoritative and accessible. * Journal of Latin American Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes on the Transcription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I. History \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. European Expansion, Intertribal Relations, and Linguistic Exogamy in the Upper Rio Negro from 1616\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Scientific and Missionary Activities in the Uaupés Basin from 1760\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: Sociology \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Social Organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Kinship Nomenclature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Gender, Language, and Placement in Wanano Poetic Forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III: Ecology and Economy \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. The Succulence of Place: Control and Distribution of Fish Resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. The Po?oa Exchange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV: Ordinary Dramas \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Rank and Leadership within a Wanano Settlement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. The Bucacopa Case: Rank and Obligation among Three Uaupés Sibs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Conclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: Kin Terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400849006935,"sku":"9780292711860","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292711860.jpg?v=1730471734","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wanano-indians-of-the-brazilian-amazon-9780292711860","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}