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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Other Authors: Grotti, Vanessa Elisa, author (author), Brightman, Marc, author
Format: eJournal
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books 2016.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009820254506719
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (80 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.