First contacts, slavery and kinship in North-Eastern Amazonia

Through ethnography of the Amazonia region, Ownership and Nurture sets new and challenging terms for debates about the classic anthropological theme of property. This volume demonstrates that property relations are of central importance in Amazonia despite portrayals of the region as the antithesis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Grotti, Vanessa Elisa, author (author), Brightman, Marc, author
Formato: Revista digital
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books 2016.
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Sumario:Through ethnography of the Amazonia region, Ownership and Nurture sets new and challenging terms for debates about the classic anthropological theme of property. This volume demonstrates that property relations are of central importance in Amazonia despite portrayals of the region as the antithesis of Western, property-based, civilization.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (80 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.