The imbalance of power :: leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon /
AmerIndian societies have an iconic status in classical political thought. For Montaigne, Hobbes, Locke, Hume and Rousseau, the native American 'state of nature' operates as a foil for the European polity. Challenging this tradition, The Imbalance of Power demonstrates ethnographically tha...
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Zusammenfassung: | AmerIndian societies have an iconic status in classical political thought. For Montaigne, Hobbes, Locke, Hume and Rousseau, the native American 'state of nature' operates as a foil for the European polity. Challenging this tradition, The Imbalance of Power 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. Marc Brightman builds a persuasive and original theory of AmerIndian politics: far from balanced and egalitarian, Carib societies are rife with tension and difference; but this imbalance conditions social dynamism and a distinctive mode of cohesion. The Imbalance of Power is based on the author's fieldwork in partnership with Vanessa Grotti, who is working on a companion volume entitled Living with the Enemy: First Contacts and the Making of Christian Bodies in Amazonia. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xv, 187 pages) |
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spelling | Brightman, Marc, author. The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / Marc Brightman. New York : Berghahn, 2016. ©2016 1 online resource (xv, 187 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Intro -- Contents -- Figures, Illustrations and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Trio and Wayana Language and Orthography -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Making Trio and Other Peoples -- Chapter 2 -- Houses and In-Laws -- Chapter 3 -- Trade, Money and Influence -- Chapter 4 -- Music and Ritual Capacities -- Chapter 5 -- Owning Persons and Places -- Conclusion: Society Transcends the State -- Glossary -- Appendix: Trio Relationship Terminology -- References -- Index. AmerIndian societies have an iconic status in classical political thought. For Montaigne, Hobbes, Locke, Hume and Rousseau, the native American 'state of nature' operates as a foil for the European polity. Challenging this tradition, The Imbalance of Power 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. Marc Brightman builds a persuasive and original theory of AmerIndian politics: far from balanced and egalitarian, Carib societies are rife with tension and difference; but this imbalance conditions social dynamism and a distinctive mode of cohesion. The Imbalance of Power is based on the author's fieldwork in partnership with Vanessa Grotti, who is working on a companion volume entitled Living with the Enemy: First Contacts and the Making of Christian Bodies in Amazonia. Trio Indians. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85137565 Wayana Indians. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096362 Akurio Indians. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003078 Power (Social sciences) Guiana. Group identity Guiana. Leadership Guiana. Masculinity Political aspects Guiana. Guiana Ethnic relations. Trio. Wayana. Akuriyo. Guyanes Relations interethniques. SOCIAL SCIENCE Discrimination & Race Relations. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Minority Studies. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh Akurio Indians fast Ethnic relations fast Group identity fast Leadership fast Masculinity Political aspects fast Power (Social sciences) fast Trio Indians fast Wayana Indians fast South America Guiana fast Sozialanthropologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4129436-1 Politische Anthropologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4293325-0 Soziale Ungleichheit gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4055736-4 Verwandtschaft gnd Asymmetrie gnd Gesellschaftsordnung gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4020645-2 Trio Volk gnd Wáyana gnd Surinam gnd Print version: Brightman, Marc. Imbalance of power. New York : Berghahn, 2016 9781785333095 (DLC) 2016022366 (OCoLC)957554692 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1237213 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Brightman, Marc The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / Intro -- Contents -- Figures, Illustrations and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Trio and Wayana Language and Orthography -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Making Trio and Other Peoples -- Chapter 2 -- Houses and In-Laws -- Chapter 3 -- Trade, Money and Influence -- Chapter 4 -- Music and Ritual Capacities -- Chapter 5 -- Owning Persons and Places -- Conclusion: Society Transcends the State -- Glossary -- Appendix: Trio Relationship Terminology -- References -- Index. Trio Indians. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85137565 Wayana Indians. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096362 Akurio Indians. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003078 Power (Social sciences) Guiana. Group identity Guiana. Leadership Guiana. Masculinity Political aspects Guiana. Trio. Wayana. Akuriyo. SOCIAL SCIENCE Discrimination & Race Relations. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Minority Studies. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh Akurio Indians fast Ethnic relations fast Group identity fast Leadership fast Masculinity Political aspects fast Power (Social sciences) fast Trio Indians fast Wayana Indians fast Sozialanthropologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4129436-1 Politische Anthropologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4293325-0 Soziale Ungleichheit gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4055736-4 Verwandtschaft gnd Asymmetrie gnd Gesellschaftsordnung gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4020645-2 Trio Volk gnd Wáyana gnd |
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title | The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / |
title_auth | The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / |
title_exact_search | The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / |
title_full | The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / Marc Brightman. |
title_fullStr | The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / Marc Brightman. |
title_full_unstemmed | The imbalance of power : leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / Marc Brightman. |
title_short | The imbalance of power : |
title_sort | imbalance of power leadership masculinity and wealth in the amazon |
title_sub | leadership, masculinity and wealth in the Amazon / |
topic | Trio Indians. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85137565 Wayana Indians. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096362 Akurio Indians. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003078 Power (Social sciences) Guiana. Group identity Guiana. Leadership Guiana. Masculinity Political aspects Guiana. Trio. Wayana. Akuriyo. SOCIAL SCIENCE Discrimination & Race Relations. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Minority Studies. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh Akurio Indians fast Ethnic relations fast Group identity fast Leadership fast Masculinity Political aspects fast Power (Social sciences) fast Trio Indians fast Wayana Indians fast Sozialanthropologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4129436-1 Politische Anthropologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4293325-0 Soziale Ungleichheit gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4055736-4 Verwandtschaft gnd Asymmetrie gnd Gesellschaftsordnung gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4020645-2 Trio Volk gnd Wáyana gnd |
topic_facet | Trio Indians. Wayana Indians. Akurio Indians. Power (Social sciences) Guiana. Group identity Guiana. Leadership Guiana. Masculinity Political aspects Guiana. Guiana Ethnic relations. Trio. Wayana. Akuriyo. Guyanes Relations interethniques. SOCIAL SCIENCE Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE Minority Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. Akurio Indians Ethnic relations Group identity Leadership Masculinity Political aspects Power (Social sciences) Trio Indians Wayana Indians South America Guiana Sozialanthropologie Politische Anthropologie Soziale Ungleichheit Verwandtschaft Asymmetrie Gesellschaftsordnung Trio Volk Wáyana Surinam |
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