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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459953403321

Autore

Coimbra Junior Carlos Everaldo Alvares <1959->

Titolo

The Xavante in Transition [[electronic resource] ] : Health, Ecology, and Bioanthropology in Central Brazil / / Carlos Everaldo Alvares Coimbra Junior, Nancy M. Flowers, Francisco M. Salzano, Ricardo V. Santos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-94028-7

9786612940286

0-472-02651-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Collana

Human-Environment Interactions

Altri autori (Persone)

FlowersNancy M

SalzanoFrancisco M

SantosRicardo Ventura <1964->

Disciplina

306

Soggetti

Electronic books. -- local

Xavante Indians -- Anthropometry

Xavante Indians -- Health and hygiene

Xavante Indians -- Population

Regions & Countries - Americas

History & Archaeology

Latin America

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Guide to Pronunciation of Xavánte Words""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Geographical and Social Setting""; ""3. History: Confrontations and Connections""; ""4. Biological Variability and Continuity""; ""5. Demographic Crisis and Recovery""; ""6. Subsistence, Ecology, and the Development Trap""; ""7. Health Services and Unmet Needs""; ""8. The Burden of Infectious Disease""; ""9. The Emergence of New Diseases""; ""10. The Xavánte in Transition""; ""Notes""

""References""""Index""