| Voyage Au Xingu: 30 Mai 1896 26 Octobre 1896 Contributor(s): Coudreau, Henri Anatole (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108007414 ISBN-13: 9781108007412 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $34.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: French Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel - History - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection: Linguistics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.87 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in Paris in 1897, this book describes the expedition to the Xing River in the Amazon region of Brazil by the French scientist and explorer Henri Coudreau. Coudreau spent five months from May to October 1896 travelling down the Xing by boat, beginning at the river's southern origin at Vit ria and finishing in Par , where it joins the Amazon. He carried out the most detailed explorations of the region up to that time, and is deservedly regarded as one of the great early anthropologists of the Amazon. This book describes the region's distinct eco-system and its warrior-like indigenous peoples. The book, which Coudreau wrote in less than a month, is characteristic of his strongly opinionated writing. It contains 68 illustrations and a map of the Xing River. |
