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Overview
The Kayapo and the Yanomami have had direct or indirect contact with the developed world for many decades. Indigenous to the Amazon, they are now internationally known through their dramatic and highly publicised encounters with 'civilisation'. Yet both groups struggle to transcend internal divisions, preserve their traditional culture and defend their land from depredation, while seeking to benefit from the outside world. Placing each group in its historical and evolutionary context, Linda Rabben examines the relationship of the Kayapo and Yanomami to Brazilian society and the wider world. Rabben examines why the Kayapo's prospects seem so much more promising than the Yanomami's and draws broad conclusions about the future of indigenous peoples.Editorials
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Placing the Kayapo and the Yanomami in their respective historical and evolutionary contexts, anthropologist Rabben examines the relationship of each group to Brazilian society and the wider world. She examines strategies for dealing with the incursion of the outside and compares the ability of the groups to maintain cultural integrity while drawing conclusions about the fate of indigenous people in general. Distributed by U. of Washington Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
September 1, 1998
Publisher
Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1998.
Pages
250
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780295977454