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 160
... alliance is desirable , but at the same time it spawns an ideology that inhibits the formation of such alliances . Allies need but cannot really trust each other . Alliances between villages are usually the consequence of a ...
... alliance is desirable , but at the same time it spawns an ideology that inhibits the formation of such alliances . Allies need but cannot really trust each other . Alliances between villages are usually the consequence of a ...
Page 162
Napoleon A. Chagnon. TRADING AND FEASTING IN ALLIANCE FORMATION Because an ally is not beyond taking advantage of his weaker partner , especially when the alliance is just developing , there is very little in the way of natural ...
Napoleon A. Chagnon. TRADING AND FEASTING IN ALLIANCE FORMATION Because an ally is not beyond taking advantage of his weaker partner , especially when the alliance is just developing , there is very little in the way of natural ...
Page 168
... alliance cooled off again and the two groups remained relatively indifferent toward each other , but at peace . By 1960 , Kaobawä's group had regained some of its military strength and had begun cultivating an alliance with a third ...
... alliance cooled off again and the two groups remained relatively indifferent toward each other , but at peace . By 1960 , Kaobawä's group had regained some of its military strength and had begun cultivating an alliance with a third ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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