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Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

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Pacificando O Branco. Cosmologias Do Contato No Norte-Amazônico, John Hemming Jun 2003

Pacificando O Branco. Cosmologias Do Contato No Norte-Amazônico, John Hemming

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Book review of Pacificando o branco. Cosmologias do contato no Norte-Amazônico. Bruce Albert and Alcida Rita Ramos, editors. São Paulo:Editora UNESP, 2002.532 pp., maps, plates. ISBN 85-7139-355-9.


The Enigma Of The Great Cities: Body And State In Amazonia, Michael J. Heckenberger Jun 2003

The Enigma Of The Great Cities: Body And State In Amazonia, Michael J. Heckenberger

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

This paper discusses issues of political power in Amazonia, particularly with regard to traditional definitions of the State, in general, and the body or person in Amazonia. Using the historical ethnography of the Upper Xingu region of southern Amazonia as a point of departure, issues of inequality, hierarchy, and social complexity are briefly discussed. Specifically, it is suggested that Xinguano cultural patterns, considered over the long term (circa 800 C.E.–present), show evidence of social hierarchy and regional organization considered characteristic of so-called complex societies elsewhere. As is true in many ancient states and chiefdoms, power is based on strategic control …


The Birds Of Ecuador: Status, Taxonomy, And Distribution. Volume I. The Birds Of Ecuador: Field Guide. Volume Ii, Peter Yaukey Jun 2003

The Birds Of Ecuador: Status, Taxonomy, And Distribution. Volume I. The Birds Of Ecuador: Field Guide. Volume Ii, Peter Yaukey

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

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The Birds of Ecuador: Status, Taxonomy, and Distribution. Volume I. Robert S. Ridgeley and Paul J. Greenfield (with the collaboration of Mark B. Robbins and Paul J. Greenfield). Ithaca: Cornell University Press (Comstock), 2001. xvii + 848 pp., foreword, bibliography, indexes. ISBN 0-8014-8720-X.

The Birds of Ecuador: Field Guide. Volume II. Robert S. Ridgeley and Paul J. Greenfield (with the collaboration of Paul Coopmans, and in association with The Academy of Natural Sciences). Ithaca: Cornell University Press (Comstock), 2001. xvii + 740 pp., foreword, bibliography, indexes, color plates. ISBN 0-8014-8721-8.