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OverviewInhabiting the rainforest of the southwest Maracaibo Basin, split by the border between Colombia and Venezuela, the Bari have survived centuries of incursions. Anthropologist Roberto Lizarralde began studying the Bari in 1960, when he made the first modern peaceful contact with this previously unreceptive people; he was joined by anthropologist Stephen Beckerman in 1970. The Ecology of the Bari showcases the findings of their singular long-term study. Detailing the Bari's relations with natural and social environments, this work presents quantitative subsistence data unmatched elsewhere in anthropological publications. The authors' lengthy longitudinal fieldwork provided the rare opportunity to study a tribal people before, during, and after their aboriginal patterns of subsistence and reproduction were eroded by the modern world. Of particular interest is the book's exploration of partible paternity-the widespread belief in lowland South America that a child can have more than one biological father. The study illustrates its quantitative findings with an in-depth biographical sketch of the remarkable life of an individual Bari woman and a history of Bari relations with outsiders, as well as a description of the rainforest environment that has informed all aspects of Bari history for the past five hundred years. Focusing on subsistence, defense, and reproduction, the chapters beautifully capture the Bari's traditional culture and the loss represented by its substantial transformation over the past half-century. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Beckerman , Roberto LizarraldePublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781477302071ISBN 10: 1477302077 Pages: 291 Publication Date: 01 November 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Physical Environment Chapter 3. Social Environment and Ethnohistory Chapter 4. Production Chapter 5. Protection Chapter 6. Reproduction Chapter 7. Conclusions Appendix. Additional Data on Barí Horticulture Bibliography IndexReviewsA definitive and comprehensive account of the Bari (also known as the Motilon), studded with ethnographic texture and poignant insights regarding their precontact and contemporary lives... A fitting tribute to a singular anthropological career, the book revivifies ecological anthropology. Journal of Anthropological Research A definitive and comprehensive account of the Bari (also known as the Motilon), studded with ethnographic texture and poignant insights regarding their precontact and contemporary lives. . . . A fitting tribute to a singular anthropological career, the book revivifies ecological anthropology. * Journal of Anthropological Research * Author InformationStephen Beckerman is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Penn State University. He is coeditor of Revenge in the Cultures of Lowland South America and Cultures of Multiple Fathers: The Theory and Practice of Partible Paternity in South America. The late Roberto Lizarralde was Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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