Marc Brightman

Gebundenes Buch

The Imbalance of Power

Leadership, Masculinity and Wealth in the Amazon

Beschreibung

Demonstrates ethnographically that the Carib speaking indigenous societies of the Guiana region of Amazonia do not fit conventional characterizations of ‘simple’ political units with ‘egalitarian’ political ideologies and ‘harmonious’ relationships with nature. The author builds a persuasive and original theory of Amerindian politics: far from balanced and egalitarian, Carib societies are rife with tension and difference.

Autor

Marc Brightman is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Bologna. He has published on a variety of topics including ownership, indigenous movements, animism and forest governance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 457g
• ISBN-13: 9781785333095
• ISBN-10: 1785333097
• Artikelnr.: 45720120