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| Author | : Aleksandra Wierucka |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 119 |
| Release | : 2024-08-07 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1040155685 |
This book explores representations of Amazonian Indigenous peoples in contemporary cultural texts. It analyzes a variety of mediums from novels and films to games and exhibitions, uncovering a distorted image of Indigenous peoples of the Amazon in Euro-American common imagination. The author suggests that these texts rely on a stereotypical vision that was shaped in the first decades of colonization. The chapters consider the formation of the image of Amazonian Indigenous people throughout history and some of the contemporary issues they face, touching on daily life and themes such as shamanism and cannibalism. Together they highlight the misrepresented image of Indigenous groups in the Amazon, who are portrayed as different, even strange, in relation to Western culture. The argument put forward is that both “exotic” and “self-exoticization” rely on the notion of otherness, leading to romanticization, patronization, and caricature. The book will be of particular interest to scholars of Indigenous studies, Latin American studies, cultural studies, anthropology, and comparative literature.
| Author | : Aleksandra Wierucka |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 119 |
| Release | : 2024-08-07 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1040155685 |
This book explores representations of Amazonian Indigenous peoples in contemporary cultural texts. It analyzes a variety of mediums from novels and films to games and exhibitions, uncovering a distorted image of Indigenous peoples of the Amazon in Euro-American common imagination. The author suggests that these texts rely on a stereotypical vision that was shaped in the first decades of colonization. The chapters consider the formation of the image of Amazonian Indigenous people throughout history and some of the contemporary issues they face, touching on daily life and themes such as shamanism and cannibalism. Together they highlight the misrepresented image of Indigenous groups in the Amazon, who are portrayed as different, even strange, in relation to Western culture. The argument put forward is that both “exotic” and “self-exoticization” rely on the notion of otherness, leading to romanticization, patronization, and caricature. The book will be of particular interest to scholars of Indigenous studies, Latin American studies, cultural studies, anthropology, and comparative literature.
| Author | : Aleksandra Wierucka |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2024-08-07 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9781032776729 |
This book explores representations of Amazonian Indigenous peoples in contemporary cultural texts. It analyzes a variety of mediums from novels and films to games and exhibitions, uncovering a distorted image of Indigenous peoples of the Amazon in Euro-American common imagination. The author suggests that these texts rely on a stereotypical vision that was shaped in the first decades of colonization. The chapters consider the formation of the image of Amazonian Indigenous people throughout history and some of the contemporary issues they face, touching on daily life and themes such as shamanism and cannibalism. Together they highlight the misrepresented image of Indigenous groups in the Amazon, who are portrayed as different, even strange, in relation to Western culture. The argument put forward is that both "exotic" and "self-exoticization" rely on the notion of otherness, leading to romanticization, patronization, and caricature. The book will be of particular interest to scholars of Indigenous studies, Latin American studies, cultural studies, anthropology, and comparative literature.
| Author | : Fattima M. S. Moreira |
| Publisher | : CABI |
| Total Pages | : 294 |
| Release | : 2006-01-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1845930320 |
This book reviews soil biodiversity and related ecological processes in one of the key biodiversity hotspots of the world, the Amazon, and nearby regions of Brazil. It covers both the tropical savannah and rainforests. Chapters describe the biology, ecology, taxonomy, geographic distribution and sampling methods for the most important soil functional groups. The book is based on a project "Conservation and Sustainable Management of Below-Ground Biodiversity", executed by TSBF-CIAT with co-financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implementation support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
| Author | : Arthur O. Friel |
| Publisher | : Wildside Press LLC |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2010-07-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 143440725X |
This followup volume to "Amazon Nights" presents more adventures of Amazon workers Pedro and Lourenco, as they work, explore, and play in the exotic depths of the Amazon jungle. Included are the novels "Black Hawk" and "The Pathless Trail" and the novelet "The Tapir."
| Author | : Zella Williams |
| Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
| Total Pages | : 26 |
| Release | : 2009-08-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1404281479 |
Looks at the behavior, characteristics, and cultural importance of piranhas, and presents basic information about other animal species of the Amazon River basin, including anacondas, caimans, and river dolphins.
| Author | : William Lytle Schurz |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 380 |
| Release | : 1925 |
| Genre | : Rubber |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Richard Spruce |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 594 |
| Release | : 1908 |
| Genre | : Amazon River Valley |
| ISBN | : |
Having previously embarked on a collecting expedition to the Pyrenees, backed by Sir William Hooker and George Bentham, the botanist Richard Spruce (1817-93) travelled in 1849 to South America, where he carried out unprecedented exploration among the diverse flora across the northern part of the continent. After his death, Spruce's writings on fifteen fruitful years of discovery were edited as a labour of love by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), whom Spruce had met in Santarém. This two-volume work, first published in 1908, includes many of the author's exquisite illustrations. Showing the determination to reach plants in almost inaccessible areas, Spruce collected hundreds of species, many with medicinal properties, notably the quinine-yielding cinchona tree, as well as the datura and coca plants. Volume 1 contains Wallace's biographical introduction and a list of Spruce's published works. The narrative includes discussion of Pará, Santarém, and the Negro and Orinoco rivers.
| Author | : Franz von Dingelstedt |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 1869 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 390 |
| Release | : 1911 |
| Genre | : Amazon River Valley |
| ISBN | : |
