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hardcover. This ethnography of the native people of the Bajo Urubamba river in Peruvian Amazonia addresses the wider issue of historical change in Amazonia and the political problems caused for indigenous people by modern development. Series: Oxford Studies in Social & Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 figure, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 31. Weight in Grams: 578.
Of Mixed Blood is an ethnography of the native people of the Bajo Urubamba river in Peruvian Amazonia. The people of this region appear very acculturated when compared to better-known indigenous Amazonian peoples. Peter Gow's analysis focuses on features of social organization which would seem to demonstrate this most clearly: the role of schools and recent land reform laws in the definition of the community, and native people's claim to be `of mixed blood'. By stressing that these claims are made by native people themselves, he challenges the dominant vision of them as passive victims of history. Dr ... Read more
Of Mixed Blood is an ethnography of the native people of the Bajo Urubamba river in Peruvian Amazonia. The people of this region appear very acculturated when compared to better-known indigenous Amazonian peoples. Peter Gow's analysis focuses on features of social organization which would seem to demonstrate this most clearly: the role of schools and recent land reform laws in the definition of the community, and native people's claim to be `of mixed blood'. By stressing that these claims are made by native people themselves, he challenges the dominant vision of them as passive victims of history. Dr ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Studies in Social & Cultural Anthropology
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198273554
SKU
V9780198273554
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Reviews for Of Mixed Blood
'Mixed Blood is both ethnographic and ethno-historical and lays the groundwork for a more elaborate regional study' Times Higher Education Supplement 'The book provides a clear answer to the question of how the natives live their history and their present.' Rodrigo Montoya, University of Cambridge, Latin American Studies, Volume 25 'The analysis is rich and insightful" American Anthropologist `Explorant cette ... Read more