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Gender in Amazonia and Melanesia : an exploration of the comparative method / / edited by Thomas A. Gregor and Donald Tuzin
| Gender in Amazonia and Melanesia : an exploration of the comparative method / / edited by Thomas A. Gregor and Donald Tuzin |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (403 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.3/0981/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GregorThomas
TuzinDonald F |
| Soggetto topico |
Sex role - Amazon River Region
Sex role - Melanesia Gender identity - Amazon River Region Gender identity - Melanesia Sex differences Kinship - Amazon River Region Kinship - Melanesia |
| Soggetto non controllato |
academic
amazon amazonia comparative gender cultural history cultural studies cultural feminine gender identity gender issues gender roles gender studies gender health and wellness human sexuality identity lgbtq masculine political scholarly sexuality social history social studies women and gender studies |
| ISBN |
0-520-93581-0
9786612762482 1-59734-630-6 1-282-76248-6 |
| Classificazione | LB 44690 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. Comparing Gender in Amazonia and Melanesia: A Theoretical Orientation -- 2. Two Forms of Masculine Ritualized Rebirth: The Melanesian Body and the Amazonian Cosmos -- 3. The Variety of Fertility Cultism in Amazonia: A Closer Look at Gender Symbolism in Northwestern Amazonia -- 4. Reproducing Inequality: The Gender Politics of Male Cults in the Papua New Guinea Highlands and Amazonia -- 5. The Genres of Gender: Local Models and Global Paradigms in the Comparison of Amazonia and Melanesia -- 6. Age-Based Genders among the Kayapo -- 7. Women's Blood, Warriors' Blood, and the Conquest of Vitality in Amazonia -- 8. Damming the Rivers of Milk? Fertility, Sexuality, and Modernity in Melanesia and Amazonia -- 9. Worlds Overturned: Gender-Inflected Religious Movements in Melanesia and the Amazon -- 10. Same-Sex and Cross-Sex Relations: Some Internal Comparisons -- 11. The Gender of Some Amazonian Gifts: An Experiment with an Experiment -- 12. "Strength" and Sexuality: Sexual Avoidance and Masculinity in New Guinea and Amazonia -- 13. The Anguish of Gender: Men's Cults and Moral Contradiction in Amazonia and Melanesia -- 14. Reflections on the Land of Melazonia -- References -- Contributors -- Name Index -- Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450138603321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genetic nature/culture [[electronic resource] ] : anthropology and science beyond the two-culture divide / / edited by Alan H. Goodman, Deborah Heath, and M. Susan Lindee
| Genetic nature/culture [[electronic resource] ] : anthropology and science beyond the two-culture divide / / edited by Alan H. Goodman, Deborah Heath, and M. Susan Lindee |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GoodmanAlan H
HeathDeborah <1952-> LindeeM. Susan |
| Soggetto topico |
Human population genetics
Human genetics - Research Human genetics - Moral and ethical aspects Anthropological ethics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
academic
african american amazonia amazons ancient world anthropologist anthropology cloning critique cultural anthropology cultural divide cultural history cultural studies culture discourse dna dolly the sheep essay anthology essay collection eugenics genes genetics health sector healthcare human evolution human genome indigenous people natural world nature scholarly virtual reality |
| ISBN |
1-59734-631-4
0-520-92997-7 1-282-35710-7 9786612357107 |
| Classificazione | LB 29000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Anthropology in an Age of Genetics -- Chapter 1. Indigenous Peoples, Changing Social and Political Landscapes, and Human Genetics in Amazonia -- Chapter 2. Provenance and the Pedigree -- Chapter 3. Flexible Eugenics -- Chapter 4. The Commodification of Virtual Reality -- Chapter 5. Kinship, Genes, and Cloning -- Chapter 6. For the Love of a Good Dog -- Chapter 7. 98% Chimpanzee and 35% Daffodil -- Chapter 8. From Pure Genes to GMOs -- Chapter 9. Future Imaginaries -- Chapter 10. Reflections and Prospects for Anthropological Genetics in South Africa -- Chapter 11. The Genetics of African Americans -- Chapter 12. Human Races in the Context of Recent Human Evolution -- Chapter 13. Buried Alive -- Chapter 14. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783089903321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genetic nature/culture : anthropology and science beyond the two-culture divide / / edited by Alan H. Goodman, Deborah Heath, and M. Susan Lindee
| Genetic nature/culture : anthropology and science beyond the two-culture divide / / edited by Alan H. Goodman, Deborah Heath, and M. Susan Lindee |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GoodmanAlan H
HeathDeborah <1952-> LindeeM. Susan |
| Soggetto topico |
Human population genetics
Human genetics - Research Human genetics - Moral and ethical aspects Anthropological ethics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
academic
african american amazonia amazons ancient world anthropologist anthropology cloning critique cultural anthropology cultural divide cultural history cultural studies culture discourse dna dolly the sheep essay anthology essay collection eugenics genes genetics health sector healthcare human evolution human genome indigenous people natural world nature scholarly virtual reality |
| ISBN |
1-59734-631-4
0-520-92997-7 1-282-35710-7 9786612357107 |
| Classificazione | LB 29000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Anthropology in an Age of Genetics -- Chapter 1. Indigenous Peoples, Changing Social and Political Landscapes, and Human Genetics in Amazonia -- Chapter 2. Provenance and the Pedigree -- Chapter 3. Flexible Eugenics -- Chapter 4. The Commodification of Virtual Reality -- Chapter 5. Kinship, Genes, and Cloning -- Chapter 6. For the Love of a Good Dog -- Chapter 7. 98% Chimpanzee and 35% Daffodil -- Chapter 8. From Pure Genes to GMOs -- Chapter 9. Future Imaginaries -- Chapter 10. Reflections and Prospects for Anthropological Genetics in South Africa -- Chapter 11. The Genetics of African Americans -- Chapter 12. Human Races in the Context of Recent Human Evolution -- Chapter 13. Buried Alive -- Chapter 14. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825935503321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / / Marc Brightman
| The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / / Marc Brightman |
| Autore | Brightman Marc |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 305.800988 |
| Soggetto topico |
Trio Indians
Wayana Indians Akurio Indians Power (Social sciences) - Guiana Group identity - Guiana Leadership - Guiana Masculinity - Political aspects - Guiana |
| Soggetto non controllato |
amazonia
american indian amerindian politics amerindian carib cultural anthropology cultural studies defying stereotypes differences between tribes egalitarian egalitarianism ethnographic europe european polity feminism feminist guiana harmonious with nature history indian stereotypes indigenous people native american patriarchy political ideologies social dynamic sociology state of nature tension unconventional united states history |
| ISBN | 1-78533-310-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES, ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A NOTE ON TRIO AND WAYANA LANGUAGE AND ORTHOGRAPHY -- ABBREVIATIONS -- MAPS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 MAKING TRIO AND OTHER PEOPLES -- Chapter 2 HOUSES AND IN-LAWS -- Chapter 3 TRADE, MONEY AND INFLUENCE -- Chapter 4 MUSIC AND RITUAL CAPACITIES -- Chapter 5 OWNING PERSONS AND PLACES -- CONCLUSION Society Transcends the State -- GLOSSARY -- APPENDIX Trio Relationship Terminology -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793000603321 |
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| New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / / Marc Brightman
| The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / / Marc Brightman |
| Autore | Brightman Marc |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 305.800988 |
| Soggetto topico |
Trio Indians
Wayana Indians Akurio Indians Power (Social sciences) - Guiana Group identity - Guiana Leadership - Guiana Masculinity - Political aspects - Guiana |
| Soggetto non controllato |
amazonia
american indian amerindian politics amerindian carib cultural anthropology cultural studies defying stereotypes differences between tribes egalitarian egalitarianism ethnographic europe european polity feminism feminist guiana harmonious with nature history indian stereotypes indigenous people native american patriarchy political ideologies social dynamic sociology state of nature tension unconventional united states history |
| ISBN | 1-78533-310-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES, ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A NOTE ON TRIO AND WAYANA LANGUAGE AND ORTHOGRAPHY -- ABBREVIATIONS -- MAPS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 MAKING TRIO AND OTHER PEOPLES -- Chapter 2 HOUSES AND IN-LAWS -- Chapter 3 TRADE, MONEY AND INFLUENCE -- Chapter 4 MUSIC AND RITUAL CAPACITIES -- Chapter 5 OWNING PERSONS AND PLACES -- CONCLUSION Society Transcends the State -- GLOSSARY -- APPENDIX Trio Relationship Terminology -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811048103321 |
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Brightman Marc
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| New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ownership and nurture : studies in native Amazonian property relations / / edited by Marc Brightman, Carlos Fausto and Vanessa Grotti
| Ownership and nurture : studies in native Amazonian property relations / / edited by Marc Brightman, Carlos Fausto and Vanessa Grotti |
| Autore | Grotti Vanessa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | USA/UK, : Berghahn Books, 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.32098 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians of South America - Material culture - Amazon River Region
Indians of South America - Land tenure - Amazon River Region Material culture - Amazon River Region Land tenure - Amazon River Region |
| Soggetto non controllato |
aesthetics
amazonia antithesis of western property based civilization carefully constructed classic anthropological theme of property detailed ethnography of amazonia intellectual property land ownership native cosmology ownership of persons property and ownership property relations are central importance shamanism slavery spirit mastery |
| ISBN | 1-78533-084-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction - Altering Ownership in Amazonia; Chapter 1 - Masters, Slaves and Real People: Native Understandings of Ownership and Humanness in Tropical American Capturing Societies; Chapter 2 - First Contacts, Slavery and Kinship in North-Eastern Amazonia; Chapter 3 - Fabricating Necessity: Feeding and Commensality in Western Amazonia; Chapter 4 - Parasitism and Subjection: Modes of Paumari Predation; Chapter 5 - How Much for a Song? The Culture of Calculation and the Calculation of Culture
Chapter 6 - The Forgotten Pattern and the Stolen Design: Contract, Exchange and Creativity among the KisdejeChapter 7 - Doubles and Owners: Relations of Knowledge, Property and Authorship among the Marubo; Chapter 8 - Ownership and Well-Being among the Mebengokre-Xikrin: Differentiation and Ritual Crisis; Chapter 9 - Temporalities of Ownership: Land Possession and Its Transformations among the Tupinambá (Bahia, Brazil); Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910287940603321 |
| Grotti Vanessa | ||
| USA/UK, : Berghahn Books, 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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