| Amazon Town: A Study of Human Life in the Tropics (Anniversary) Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Wagley, Charles (Author), Kottak, Conrad (Foreword by), Pace, Richard (Contribution by) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0199335257 ISBN-13: 9780199335251 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $59.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - South America - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 981.13 |
| LCCN: 2013017152 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.85 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Charles Wagley (1913-1991) was an American anthropologist specializing in rural Latin America. His principal focus was on Brazil, where he is considered to be one of the founders of contemporary Brazilian anthropology. He made major contributions to the concept of culture areas for Latin America (including a typology of subcultures for the region) and to the notion that race was a cultural construct. He conducted extensive research in the Amazon among indigenous groups and rural Brazilians. Out of the latter came his classic description of life in the Amazon: Amazon Town. With this volume, editor/author Richard Pace has revised and updated Charles Wagley's Amazon Town to coincide with Wagley's 100th birthday in late 2013. |
