Michael J Heckenberger

The Ecology of Power

Culture, Place and Personhood in the Southern Amazon, AD 1000-2000

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Produktbeschreibung

In 1884 a community of Brazilians was "discovered" by the Western world. The Ecology of Power examines these indigenous people from the Upper Xingu region, a group who even today are one of the strongest examples of long-term cultural continuity. Drawing upon written and oral history, ethnography, and archaeology, Heckenberger addresses the difficult issues facing anthropologists today as they "uncover" the muted voices of indigenous peoples and provides a fascinating portrait of a unique community of people who have in a way become living cultural artifacts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 159mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 698g
• ISBN-13: 9780415945981
• ISBN-10: 0415945984
• Artikelnr.: 20993621

Autorenporträt

Michael Heckenberger is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Florida--Gainesville. He has recieved numerous research grants and is principal investigator in the Southern Amazon Ethno-archaeological Project. He is co-author of the forthcoming Archaeology of the Amazon (Cambridge University Press).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Kuikuru Orthography List of Figures List of Tables 1. Introduction
Part I: Deep Temporality 2. Culture and History: The Longue Duree 3. The
Ancient Regime 4. Colonialism and Ethnogenesis Part II: Power, Place, and
Personhood 5. Landscape and Livelihood: Ethos of Settled Life 6. In the
Midst of Others: Society, Ritual, and Chiefly Politics 7. The Pedigree of a
Contradiction: Body and State in Amazonia 8. Conclusion: Temporality,
Perspective, and Personhood in Amazonian Ethnology Notes Bibliography
Glossar y of Indigenous Terms Index