Ownership and Nurture: Studies in Native Amazonian Property Relations

By Marc Brightman

Book Overview

The first book to address the classic anthropological theme of property through the ethnography of Amazonia. Sets new and challenging terms for anthropological debates about the region and about property in general. Demonstrates that property relations are of central importance in Amazonia, and that the ownership of persons plays an especially significant role in native cosmology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789207541
• ISBN13: 9781789207545
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"