Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Amazonia: An Ecological Anthropology of an Endangered World (Arizona Studies in Human Ecology) [Hardcover]

Leslie E. Sponsel (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816514585
• ISBN-13: 978-0816514588
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,661,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Four reviews by professionals, May 2, 2000

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Leslie E. Sponsel (Honolulu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Amazonia: An Ecological Anthropology of an Endangered World (Arizona Studies in Human Ecology) (Hardcover)

Here are short excerpts of what some professional anthropologists have written in reviews of this book in major journals:

John Bodley - "Very timely collection...examines key issues...a self-conscious and very successful attempt to combine basic and applied perspectives...." (American Anthropologist June 1996).

Jerome Levi - "For those who thought that as our discipline approaches the third millennium ecological anthropology had subsided beneath the waves of postmodernism, this book will come as a virtual tsunami." (American Ethnologist November 1995).

Bartholomew Dean - "This volume is a most welcome addition to our emergent understanding of the political ecology of lowland South America... For those complacent about the future of Amazonia and the region's inhabitants, this book provides a clarion call to action." (Cultural Survival Quarterly Fall 1995).

Richard Reed - "The volume provides strategic lessons.... the authors survey Amazonian realities ignored by recent developers.... the volume raises critical issues involved in protecting forests and peoples from the ravages of development." (Journal of Anthropological Research Spring 1997).

Read the full reviews and/or the book and judge for yourself!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Four reviews by professionals, May 2, 2000

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Leslie E. Sponsel (Honolulu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Amazonia: An Ecological Anthropology of an Endangered World (Arizona Studies in Human Ecology) (Hardcover)

Here are short excerpts of what some professional anthropologists have written in reviews of this book in major journals:

John Bodley - "Very timely collection...examines key issues...a self-conscious and very successful attempt to combine basic and applied perspectives...." (American Anthropologist June 1996).

Jerome Levi - "For those who thought that as our discipline approaches the third millennium ecological anthropology had subsided beneath the waves of postmodernism, this book will come as a virtual tsunami." (American Ethnologist November 1995).

Bartholomew Dean - "This volume is a most welcome addition to our emergent understanding of the political ecology of lowland South America... For those complacent about the future of Amazonia and the region's inhabitants, this book provides a clarion call to action." (Cultural Survival Quarterly Fall 1995).

Richard Reed - "The volume provides strategic lessons.... the authors survey Amazonian realities ignored by recent developers.... the volume raises critical issues involved in protecting forests and peoples from the ravages of development." (Journal of Anthropological Research Spring 1997).

Read the full reviews and/or the book and judge for yourself!

5.0 out of 5 stars well worthy of your shelf space, January 15, 2009

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M. gungor "soulfire77" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Amazonia: An Ecological Anthropology of an Endangered World (Arizona Studies in Human Ecology) (Hardcover)

this book is one of the FEW books i looked forward to reading, and was able to finish AND understand in its entirety while studying as an anthropology undergrad. it was very informative, and lacked the annoying jargon too-commonly used by overeducated researchers trying to entertain their colleagues. had i read this earlier in my degree program, i might have chosen to pursue this field more closely. thanks for the inspiration, leslie.