Wolves from the sea: readings in the anthropology of the native Caribbean

"Collection of seven papers mostly new, refreshing perspectives on the Island Caribs of the Windward Islands. Drawn from ethnohistory, archaeology, linguistics, ethnology, critical theory, and cross-cultural comparisons, the papers reinvent the Island Carib, whose culture had become stultified...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden KITLV Press 1995
Series:Caribbean series 14
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Summary:"Collection of seven papers mostly new, refreshing perspectives on the Island Caribs of the Windward Islands. Drawn from ethnohistory, archaeology, linguistics, ethnology, critical theory, and cross-cultural comparisons, the papers reinvent the Island Carib, whose culture had become stultified as the war-like 'cannibal' opponents of the 'peaceful Arawaks.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.. - http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
Physical Description:176 S. graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9067180882

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