The Imbalance of Power: Leadership, Masculinity and Wealth in the Amazon

By Marc Brightman

Book Overview

Demonstrates ethnographically that the Carib speaking indigenous societies of the Guiana region of Amazonia do not fit conventional characterizations of 'simple' political units with 'egalitarian' political ideologies and 'harmonious' relationships with nature. The author builds a persuasive and original theory of Amerindian politics: far from balanced and egalitarian, Carib societies are rife with tension and difference.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789208424
• ISBN13: 9781789208429
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"