Carlos E. a. Coimbra Nancy M. Flowers Francisco M. Salzano
"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...
"The Xavante in Transition" presents a diachronic view of the long and complex interaction between the Xavante, an indigenous people of the Brazilian ...