The Fish People: Linguistic Exogamy and Tukanoan Identity in Northwest Amazonia
Author:   Jean E. Jackson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Volume:   39
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9780511621901


Publication Date:   05 June 2012
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Author:   Jean E. Jackson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
Volume:   39
ISBN:  

9780511621901


ISBN 10:   0511621906
Publication Date:   05 June 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Undefined
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of figures, maps and tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note on orthography; 1. Purpose and organization of the book; 2. Introduction to the central Northwest Amazon; 3. Longhouse; 4. Economic and political life; 5. Vaupés social structure; 6. Kinship; 7. Marriage; 8. Tukanoans and Makú; 9. The role of language and speech in Tukanoan identity; 10. Male and female identity; 11. Tukanoans' place in the cosmos; 12. Tukanoans and the outside world; 13. Conclusions: themes in Tukanoan social identity; Notes; Glossary; References; Index.

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