LEADER 03293nam 2200529 450 001 9910826846403321 005 20230207220548.0 010 $a0-292-76173-2 024 7 $a10.7560/770676 035 $a(CKB)3710000001085404 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4825975 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4825975 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11507438 035 $a(OCoLC)1022779908 035 $a(DE-B1597)587659 035 $a(OCoLC)1280944350 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292761735 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001085404 100 $a20180224h19951995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aProphets of agroforestry $eGuarani? communities and commercial gathering /$fRichard K. Reed 210 1$aAustin, Texas :$cUniversity of Texas Press,$d1995. 210 4$d©1995 215 $a1 online resource (272 pages) $cillustrations, maps 311 $a0-292-74487-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tPreface and Acknowledgments -- $t1. Introduction -- $t2. Yerba, Society, and the State in Mbaracayú -- $t3. Kinship, Households, and Community -- $t4. Leadership and Religion -- $t5. Chiripa Agroforestry -- $t6. Patrones, Capataces, and Caciques -- $t7. Conclusions -- $tPostscript: The Chiripá and Recent Changes -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aFor almost four centuries, the indigenous Chiripá (Guaraní) people of eastern Paraguay have maintained themselves as a distinct society and culture, despite continual and often intense relations with Paraguayan society and the international economy. In this study, Richard K. Reed explores the economic and social basis for this ethnic autonomy. Reed finds that Chiripá economic power derives from their practice of commercial agroforestry. Unlike Latin American indigenous societies that have been forced to clear land for commercial agriculture, the Chiripá continue to harvest and sell forest products, such as caffeinated yerba mate, without destroying the forests. Reed also explores the relation of this complex economy to Chiripá social organization and shows how flexible kin ties allowed the Chiripá to adapt to the pressure and opportunities of the commercial economy without adopting the authoritarian nature of rural Paraguayan society. These findings offer important insights into the relations among indigenous groups, nation-states, and the international economy. They also provide a timely alternative model for sustainable management of subtropical forests that will be of interest in the fields of development and environmental studies. 606 $aChiripa? Indians$xAgriculture 606 $aChiripa? Indians$xEconomic conditions 606 $aChiripa? Indians$xSocial conditions 615 0$aChiripa? Indians$xAgriculture. 615 0$aChiripa? Indians$xEconomic conditions. 615 0$aChiripa? Indians$xSocial conditions. 676 $a338.109892133 700 $aReed$b Richard K.$0915479 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826846403321 996 $aProphets of agroforestry$94021919 997 $aUNINA