Amazonian Caboclo Society is concerned with peasant society in Brazilian Amazonia. Most anthropological work in Amazonia has focused on Indian groups, and caboclos (peasants of mixed ancestry) have generally been regarded as relics of the haphazard development of Amazonia and have received little serious attention. This volume aims to analyze the reasons for the relative 'invisibility' of caboclo society. It traces the development of caboclo societies and argues that much of the current discussion of 'sustainable development' fails to recognize the important legacy of historical caboclo society.
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"Stephen Nugent's brilliant book explores the changing nature of the invisibility of Amazonian caboclo society...should be required reading for anyone interested in Amazonia, contemporary peasant formations, and debates surrounding development and under-development."--American Anthropologist
"...always intelligent, often witty, and at times acerbic. Amazonianists will enjoy Nugent's trenchant, often unconventional, treatment of the accepted wisdom of diverse fields. Other anthropologists will appreciate his willingness to discuss Amazonian ethnography in the context of wider social theory.' MAN 'Nugent's book is undoubtedly an important contribution to the study of Amazonian peasant societies." --Dan Rosengren, Goteborg University, Ethnos
"...always intelligent, often witty, and at times acerbic. Amazonianists will enjoy Nugent's trenchant, often unconventional, treatment of the accepted wisdom of diverse fields. Other anthropologists will appreciate his willingness to discuss Amazonian ethnography in the context of wider social theory.' MAN 'Nugent's book is undoubtedly an important contribution to the study of Amazonian peasant societies." --Dan Rosengren, Goteborg University, Ethnos
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Stephen Nugent is Lecturer in Anthropology, at University of London.
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invisibility is the key word here!,
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This review is from: Amazonian Caboclo Society: An Essay on Invisibility and Peasant Economy (Explorations in Anthropology) (Hardcover)
The brazilian human beings described as "caboclos",surely deserve to finaly become part of the mainstream civilization in their own country! Truth is that it is not an easy task, due to human nature , you know... kind of like human intolerance... It's similar to the concept of "Hiphenated- America"... Antropologists and sociologists wouldn't be able to cure such malade! The heart of the problem and the answer to it could only be fixed by an individual's desire to do better within oneself. To remember Christ's commendment to "Love one another". To mind the "Golden rule" and do unto other as one wants done unto oneself. Children need to be treated with respect, in order to grow up and teach respect to others. Children need to be taught of HOPE, and that is a most important element, one which is missing from the life of the peasant caboclo...
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