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Families of the Forest: The Matsigenka Indians of the Peruvian Amazon
Allen Johnson
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Description for Families of the Forest: The Matsigenka Indians of the Peruvian Amazon
Paperback. Deals with the idea of a family level society, discussed and disputed by anthropologists for nearly half a century. This work states that the Matsigenka people of southeastern Peru cannot be understood or appreciated except as a family level society; the family level of sociocultural integration is for them a lived reality. Num Pages: 275 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 29 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
The idea of a family level society, discussed and disputed by anthropologists for nearly half a century, assumes moving, breathing form in "Families of the Forest". According to Allen Johnson's deft ethnography, the Matsigenka people of southeastern Peru cannot be understood or appreciated except as a family level society; the family level of sociocultural integration is for them a lived reality. Under ordinary circumstances, the largest social units are individual households or small extended-family hamlets. In the absence of such 'tribal' features as villages, territorial defense and warfare, local or regional leaders, and public ceremonials, these people put a premium ... Read more
The idea of a family level society, discussed and disputed by anthropologists for nearly half a century, assumes moving, breathing form in "Families of the Forest". According to Allen Johnson's deft ethnography, the Matsigenka people of southeastern Peru cannot be understood or appreciated except as a family level society; the family level of sociocultural integration is for them a lived reality. Under ordinary circumstances, the largest social units are individual households or small extended-family hamlets. In the absence of such 'tribal' features as villages, territorial defense and warfare, local or regional leaders, and public ceremonials, these people put a premium ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520232426
SKU
V9780520232426
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About Allen Johnson
Allen Johnson is Professor of Anthropology and Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles. His previous books include The Evolution of Human Societies, 2nd Edition (with Timothy Earle, 2000), and Oedipus Ubiquitous (with Douglass Price-Williams, 1996), which won the 1997 Boyer Prize.
Reviews for Families of the Forest: The Matsigenka Indians of the Peruvian Amazon
"Families of the Forest constitutes a valuable contribution to the regional ethnography, particularly as regard techniques of subsistence and the organization of communal life, and it will be essential reading for any interested in the area. There is much in the book for the specialist and, especially in the 'everyday close' approach, it also provides an eloquent and accessible account ... Read more