9780521574679-0521574676-In the Society of Nature: A Native Ecology in Amazonia (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Series Number 93)

In the Society of Nature: A Native Ecology in Amazonia (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Series Number 93)

ISBN-13: 9780521574679
ISBN-10: 0521574676
Edition: 1st THUS
Author: Philippe Descola
Publication date: 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 396 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521574679
ISBN-10: 0521574676
Edition: 1st THUS
Author: Philippe Descola
Publication date: 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 396 pages

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In the Society of Nature: A Native Ecology in Amazonia (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Series Number 93) (ISBN-13: 9780521574679 and ISBN-10: 0521574676), written by authors Philippe Descola, was published by Cambridge University Press in 1996. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent In the Society of Nature: A Native Ecology in Amazonia (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Series Number 93) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.09.

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The Achuar Indians of the Upper Amazon have developed sophisticated strategies of resource management. The author documents their knowledge of the environment, and explains how it is interwoven with cosmological ideas that endow nature with the characteristics of society.

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