Review: The Yanomamo
User Review - Kristen - GoodreadsI read this during a Cultural Anthropology course entitled Peoples of the World. It was extremely fascinating, I was quite impressed by Chagnon's account of this culture. Chagnon is an interesting ... Read full review
Review: The Yanomamo
User Review - Wayne - GoodreadsInteresting 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
Review: The Yanomamo
User Review - Rebecca - Goodreadsgreat book, case study on the yanomamo tribe from the amazon. chagnon did a great job with this. Read full review
Review: The Yanomamo
User Review - Angela - GoodreadsFor the value of the information and details about the Yanomamo, I would give it 5 stars. However his disinclination to fully live and eat with them was strange, as if they were specimens and now humans. Nonetheless, his observations of the tribe's habits and way of life are priceless. Read full review
Review: The Yanomamo
User Review - Joel - GoodreadsWhile I do have to give credit to Napoleon Chagnon for being considered a pioneer in the field of anthropology, the ways in which he goes about it are far from ethical or anthropological. He does ... Read full review
Review: The Yanomamo
User Review - Katie - GoodreadsRead in a college anthropology class in conjunction with the book The Forest People. Significant differences in societal norms and mores representing the two extremes in how humans treat one another ... Read full review
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User Review - Waylaid - GoodreadsThis is just about the most amazing field study of all time. It contains the only extensive data-based study of humans in our natural environment. Anyone interested in human behaviour should read this. Read full review
Review: The Yanomamo
User Review - Jamie Cottle - GoodreadsChagnon has received much Criticism from the anthropological world for this book and his observing and classifying these people as violent and base. I read this years ago, it's a fascinating book , but I'm not sure how much of his own bias he allowed To sway him in his outlook Read full review
Review: The Yanomamo
User Review - Chantelle Belic - GoodreadsThis book is a case study of the Yanomamo in Brazil done by anthropologist, Napoleon Chagnon. Not only is it a fascinating case study, but it is also very well written. Chagnon's use of humor and ... Read full review
Review: The Yanomamo
User Review - eva - GoodreadsThe book had some interesting parts, although a great part is dedicated to tracing family lineage amongst the Yanomamo people, it briefly goes into their stories, beliefs and customs. I did like the ... Read full review
