Ya̦nomamöBased on the author's extensive fieldwork, this classic ethnography, now in its fifth edition, focuses on the Yanomamo. These truly remarkable South American people are one of the few primitive sovereign tribal societies left on earth. This new edition includes events and changes that have occurred since 1992, including a recent trip by the author to the Brazilian Yanomamo in 1995. |
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Page vi
... Timothy Asch , during which time they shot documentary film that has led to the production of 21 ethnographic films on the Yanomamö , distributed on a non - profit basis for use in anthropology classes . Many of these films have won ...
... Timothy Asch , during which time they shot documentary film that has led to the production of 21 ethnographic films on the Yanomamö , distributed on a non - profit basis for use in anthropology classes . Many of these films have won ...
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... Timothy Asch and a wealth of other material , making possible an interactive approach to learning that will enor- mously enhance the value of the case study as a way to learn about a tribal culture . This edition of the case study also ...
... Timothy Asch and a wealth of other material , making possible an interactive approach to learning that will enor- mously enhance the value of the case study as a way to learn about a tribal culture . This edition of the case study also ...
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... Timothy Asch , to join me in the field and participate in this aspect of my field research . The collaborative effort during that season resulted in two films : The Feast and Yanomama : A Multidisciplinary Study , the latter film ...
... Timothy Asch , to join me in the field and participate in this aspect of my field research . The collaborative effort during that season resulted in two films : The Feast and Yanomama : A Multidisciplinary Study , the latter film ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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