Demonstrates ethnographically that the Carib speaking indigenous societies of the Guiana region of Amazonia do not fit conventional characterizations of 'simple' political units with 'egalitarian' political ideologies and 'harmonious' relationships with nature. The author builds a persuasive and original theory of Amerindian politics: far from balanced and egalitarian, Carib societies are rife with tension and difference.
Demonstrates ethnographically that the Carib speaking indigenous societies of the Guiana region of Amazonia do not fit conventional characterizations of 'simple' political units with 'egalitarian' political ideologies and 'harmonious' relationships with nature. The author builds a persuasive and original theory of Amerindian politics: far from balanced and egalitarian, Carib societies are rife with tension and difference.
Marc Brightman is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Bologna. He has published on a variety of topics including ownership, indigenous movements, animism and forest governance.
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Preface Acknowledgements A note on Trio and Wayana orthography List of acronyms and abbreviations Maps Introduction * Guianan Leadership * Guiana * The Trio, Wayana and Akuriyo * Fieldwork and its Limitations * Structure and Scope of the Book Chapter 1. Making Trio and Other Peoples * Ethnogenesis * A Theory of Continuity * Substance and Filiation * Telling Stories, Making Groups * Time, History and Identity * 'The Trio' as a Group * Ethnogenesis and Alterity * Missionisation and Ethnicity: The Contact of the Akuriyo * Slavery and Identity * Marriage and Manioc * Strategic Ethnicity * Leadership Inside and Out Chapter 2. Houses and In-Laws * Leadership, Inequality and the House * Houses and Housebuilders * The House as Artefact * The Collective House * Scale and the Household * Consanguinity, Affinity and the 'Atom of Politics' * Symmetry and Asymmetry * Leadership and the House as Idea Chapter 3. Trade, Money and Influence * Economic Influence * Exchange and Trade * Trading with Maroons * Money * The Politics of Air Travel * Airborne Evangelism * The City, Prestige and Mobility * Air Entrepreneurship * Public Speaking * Literacy * Metaphysical Communication * Bible Economy * Leadership and Influence Beyond Consanguinity Chapter 4. Music and Ritual Capacities * Structured Sound * Tortoiseshell Pipes: Individual and Collective * Rattles and Shamanism: Percussion and Harmony * Capacity, Blowing and Song * The Music of the Other * Speech as Music * Ceremonial Dialogue * Music and Leadership * Heterophony * Music and Difference Chapter 5. Owning Places and Persons * The Language of Possession * Moveable Wealth * The Value of Land * Names and Places * Gender Asymmetry and Women as Property * Ownership, Wealth and Influence Conclusion: Society Transcends the State Glossary Appendix: Trio Relationship Terminology References
Preface Acknowledgements A note on Trio and Wayana orthography List of acronyms and abbreviations Maps Introduction * Guianan Leadership * Guiana * The Trio, Wayana and Akuriyo * Fieldwork and its Limitations * Structure and Scope of the Book Chapter 1. Making Trio and Other Peoples * Ethnogenesis * A Theory of Continuity * Substance and Filiation * Telling Stories, Making Groups * Time, History and Identity * 'The Trio' as a Group * Ethnogenesis and Alterity * Missionisation and Ethnicity: The Contact of the Akuriyo * Slavery and Identity * Marriage and Manioc * Strategic Ethnicity * Leadership Inside and Out Chapter 2. Houses and In-Laws * Leadership, Inequality and the House * Houses and Housebuilders * The House as Artefact * The Collective House * Scale and the Household * Consanguinity, Affinity and the 'Atom of Politics' * Symmetry and Asymmetry * Leadership and the House as Idea Chapter 3. Trade, Money and Influence * Economic Influence * Exchange and Trade * Trading with Maroons * Money * The Politics of Air Travel * Airborne Evangelism * The City, Prestige and Mobility * Air Entrepreneurship * Public Speaking * Literacy * Metaphysical Communication * Bible Economy * Leadership and Influence Beyond Consanguinity Chapter 4. Music and Ritual Capacities * Structured Sound * Tortoiseshell Pipes: Individual and Collective * Rattles and Shamanism: Percussion and Harmony * Capacity, Blowing and Song * The Music of the Other * Speech as Music * Ceremonial Dialogue * Music and Leadership * Heterophony * Music and Difference Chapter 5. Owning Places and Persons * The Language of Possession * Moveable Wealth * The Value of Land * Names and Places * Gender Asymmetry and Women as Property * Ownership, Wealth and Influence Conclusion: Society Transcends the State Glossary Appendix: Trio Relationship Terminology References
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