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Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives on the Native Peoples of Pampa, Patagonia, and Tierra del Fuego to the Nineteenth Century
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Claudia Briones, José Luis Lanata
Foreword by Laurie L. Weinstein
Book Code: H584
ISBN: 0-89789-584-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-89789-584-2
216 pages, figures, maps, photos, tables
Bergin & Garvey
Publication: 5/30/2002
List Price: $105.00 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: The Spanish conquerors who explored the southern cone of South America reported back to Europe that the region was empty of human inhabitants. In truth, however, the large area supported a thriving, albeit low-density, population of foragers. Those foragers--the Mapuche, Tehuelche, Rankuelche, and Fueguian peoples--are the subject of this volume, which presents archaeological and ethnographic studies of their past. The southern cone of South America was one of the last regions to be colonized on earth. When the Spanish Royal Crown experienced difficulties expanding its colonial frontiers to include these lands, the area became known as a vast wildnerness at the very edge of the civilized world. As a result, the native peoples who did indeed inhabit the area were marginalized and as time passed the significance of their historical experience was ignored. This compilation of research by noted scholars of the region investigates the past of peoples largely neglected by the historical accounts of their conquerors. The history of the native peoples of Pampa, Patagonia, and Tierra del Fuego is a vital aspect of the region's past. Their historical knowledge and experience play a vital role in the struggle of a people to maintain a sense of cultural difference in an ever-changing world.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Laurie L. Weinstein
  • Living on the Edge... by Claudia Briones and José Luis Lanata
  • Biological Anthropology in Fuego-Patagonia by Ricardo Guichón
  • The Pampean Foragers by Gustavo Politis
  • The Archaeology of Patagonia by Luis A. Borrero
  • The World's Southernmost Foragers: The Native Diversity of Tierra del Fuego by José Luis Lanata
  • Indigenous History of Northwest Patagonia: Regional Identities during the 17th and 18th Centuries by Maria Teresa Boschín
  • Social Strategies in a Situation of Interethnic Contact. The Fort del Carmen, Río Negro, Case Study by Lidia R. Nacuzzi
  • The Tehuelche of Patagonia as Chronicled by Travellers and Explorers in the 19th Century by Alejandra Pero
  • The Last Step in the Process of "Araucanization of the Pampa" 1810-1880: Attempts of Ethnic Ideologization and "Nationism" among the Mapuche and Araucanized Pampean Aborigines by Martha Bechis
  • Building an Image of the Indian Peoples from Patagonia during the 18th and 19th Centuries: Science and Christening by María Andrea Nicoletti and Pedro Navarro Floria
  • The Late 19th Century Crisis in the Survival of the Magellan-Fueguian Littoral Natives by Luis Orquera
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2001035114
LCC Class: F2821
Dewey Class: 982
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