The Xavante in Transition - Health, Ecology, and Bioanthropology in Central Brazil (Paperback)

The Xavante in Transition presents a diachronic view of the long and complex interaction between the Xavante, an indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon, and the surrounding nation, documenting the effects of this interaction on Xavante health, ecology, and biology. A powerful example of how a small-scale society, buffeted by political and economic forces at the national level and beyond, attempts to cope with changing conditions, this study will be important reading for demographers, economists, environmentalists, and public health workers. . . . an integrated and politically informed anthropology for the new millennium. They show how the local and the regional meet on the ground and under the skin. --Alan H. Goodman, Professor of Biological Anthropology, Hampshire CollegeThis volume delivers what it promises. Drawing on twenty-five years of team research, the authors combine history, ethnography and bioanthropology on the cutting edge of science in highly readable form. --Daniel Gross, Lead Anthropologist, The World BankNo doubt it will serve as a model for future interdisciplinary scholarship. It promises to be highly relevant to policy formulation and implementation of health care programs among small-scale populations in Brazil and elsewhere. --Laura R. Graham, Professor of Anthropology, University of Iowa Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr. is Professor of Medical Anthropology at the National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro.Nancy M. Flowers is Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology, Hunter College. Francisco M. Salzano is Emeritus Professor, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Ricardo V. Santos is Professor of Biological Anthropology at the National School of Public Health and at the National Museum IUFRJ, Rio de Janeiro.

General

Imprint:	The University of Michigan Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Human-Environment Interactions
Release date:	March 2004
First published:	March 2004
Authors:	Carlos E.A. Coimbra • Nancy M. Flowers • Francisco M. Salzano • Ricardo V Santos
Dimensions:	231 x 153 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-0-472-03003-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples
LSN:	0-472-03003-5
Barcode:	9780472030033

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