{"product_id":"9781683404446-chronicling-amazon-town","title":"Chronicling Amazon Town","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEight Decades of Research and Engagement in Gurupá, Brazil\u003cbr\u003eBrings together the work of researchers from a variety of fields to provide a comprehensive synthesis of local and regional studies in the town of Gurupa in Brazil, ranging from archaeological findings to ethnohistory and sociocultural anthropology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA long-term view of continuity and change in a rural Amazonian community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChronicling Amazon Town\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Pace and Helena Lima bring together the work of researchers from a variety of fields to provide a comprehensive synthesis of local and regional studies in the town of Gurupá in Brazil, ranging from archaeological findings to ethnohistory and sociocultural anthropology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding upon and critiquing Charles Wagley’s 1955 book \u003ci\u003eAmazon Town\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors in this volume focus on Gurupá as a crossroad of sociocultural changes in the lower Amazon region. Drawing on continuous research in this location since the publication of Wagley’s book, they use a longitudinal approach to examine archaeological, historical, and contemporary cultural patterns, situating their investigations within the greater Amazonian context. These chapters examine topics including race and identity, kinship and marriage, gender roles, migration patterns, and religious and political social movements. They also address challenges facing sustainable development and conservation efforts in the Amazon rainforest, including extractive economies and struggles over land tenure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicling Amazon Town\u003c\/i\u003e adds an important long-term historical understanding of Gurupá, documents how community members have related to the surrounding environment and their social categories, and assesses the influence of regional, national, and global processes. This unique book offers an extended view of continuity and change in one of the longest and most fully studied rural communities in the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003eBruno Moraes   Monte Talley   Glenn H. Shepard, Jr.   Gabrielle Botelho   André Lima   Barbara Silva   Lucy Dodd   Paul Chilsen   Cristiana Barreto   Richard Pace   Kyle L. Harper   Helena P. Lima   Brian P. Hinote   Lorena Pavão   Ezequiel Barbosa da Silva   Kevin McDaniel   Fábio dos Passos Alho   Cynthia Pace Cisneros   John Ben Soileau   DR Nigel J.H. Smith   Dr, Andrew R. Wyatt   Robson Lopes   Cássia Luzia Lobato Benathar   Matthew Abel   Christine Printz   Fernando Luiz Tavares Marques   Morgan J. Schmidt   Pedro Alves Vieira\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55181997932918,"sku":"9781683404446","price":109.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_37783222.jpg?v=1763019132","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781683404446-chronicling-amazon-town","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}