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Sanuma Memories: Yanomami Ethnography in Times of Crisis (New Directions in Anthropological Writings) by Ramos, Alcida Rita is a social science available to read on EtoBox.

What is Sanuma Memories: Yanomami Ethnography in Times of Crisis (New Directions in Anthropological Writings) about?

The Yanomami people of Brazil first attracted anthropological and popular attention in the 1960s, when they were portrayed as essentially primitive and violent in the widely read book Yanomamo: The Fierce People. To this image of the Yanomami another has recently been added: that of victims of the economic rapacity devouring the Amazon. Sanumá Memories moves beyond these images to provide the first anthropologically sophisticated account of the Yanomami and their social organization, kinship, an

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Ramos, Alcida Rita
Publisher
The University of Wisconsin Press
Published
1995
Language
EN
ISBN
9780299146504
Category
social science
Subjects
Sociology, History, Science
Updated
2026-03-25