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Ya̦nomamö:

The Fierce People
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977 - Social Science - 174 pages

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Review: Yanomamö, the fierce people, (Case studies in cultural anthropology)

User Review  - Valerie - Goodreads

I understand this author is controversial. I never much accepted a definition of any group of people as having ANY predominant characteristics, simply because they were raised in the same idiom. The ... Read full review

Review: Yanomamo: The Fierce People

User Review  - Deb - Goodreads

Whatever you think of his methods, Chagnon is a vivid and engaging writer. I read this book in a class along with Yanomami the Fierce Controversy. The instructor chose the 3rd edition because it was ... Read full review

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Contents

Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamo
1
Social Organization
54
Political Alliance Trading and Feasting
97
Copyright

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About the author (1977)

Chagnon is of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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