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Yanoama Indians A Cultural Geography

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ISBN-10: 0292729871

ISBN-13: 9780292729872

Edition: 1976

Authors: William J. Smole

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The Yanoama are one of the most numerous remaining aboriginal populations of the South American tropical forests, and their large territory constitutes a significant culture region. Although other scholars (anthropologists, geneticists, linguists) have studied this contemporary "neolithic" population, this is the first geographic study of the Yanoama. It is also the only book to focus on the Yanoama highland core area--the Parima massif--and it is the first study to analyze Yanoama horticulture as an integral part of their ecosystem. The author is concerned principally with the spatial dimension as developed in Yanoama culture, with the spatial patterns of functioning systems, and with…    
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Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 1976
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 1/1/1976
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 286
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English