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Ya̦nomamö:

The Fierce People
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983 - Social Science - 224 pages

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Interesting controversy among anthropologists studying the Yanomamo about their own reputations and research methods. Very interesting study, somewhat tempered by the conflict between researchers that ... Read full review

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great book, case study on the yanomamo tribe from the amazon. chagnon did a great job with this. Read full review

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Contents

Prologue
1
Cultural Ecology
42
Myth and Cosmos
90
Copyright

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About the author (1983)

Chagnon is of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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TitleYa̦nomamö: The Fierce People
Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology
AuthorNapoleon A. Chagnon
Edition3, illustrated
PublisherHolt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983
Original fromUniversity of Texas
Digitized28 Aug 2008
ISBN0030623286, 9780030623288
Length224 pages
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Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
  
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