Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Groups, and the State - Softcover

Maybury-Lewis, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205198163 ISBN 13: 9780205198160

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 1996

Synopsis

*Designed for introductory courses in Cultural Anthropology as well as sources in development and area studies courses. Modernization and ethnic conflict; the impact of development on the Orang Asli in Malaysia; Guarani agrofestry-1997 will kick-off this brand new cultural anthropology series with studies of the above three topics by leading figures in the field of anthropology. Sharply focused on key issues affecting indigenous and ethnic groups worldwide, this series of ethnographies builds on introductory material by going further in-depth and allowing students to explore, virtually first-hand, a particular issue and its impact on a culture. Part of the Cultural Survival Studies in Ethnicity and Change Series.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

It concentrates on a concise, well-researched issue pertaining to a particular ethnic group, and is written by a recognized scholar in the field. It is small, roughly 100 pages, and inexpensive, thus making it an ideal quick read. Its lively and readable writing style helps the reader to identify with members of a different culture, expanding his or her grasp of the experiences and problems encountered by this group. This book is part of the brand new Cultural Survival Studies in Ethnicity an d Change Series edited by David Maybury-Lewis and Theodore Macdonald. Sharply focused on key issues affecting indigenous and ethnic groups worldwide, this series of ethnographies, authored by leading figures in the field of anthropology, builds on introductory material by going further in-depth and allowing readers to explore, virtually first-hand, a particular issue and its impact on a culture. Anthropologists, Sociologists, and Well-Read Laymen.

About the Author:

David Maybury-Lewis was Edward C. Henderson Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University and founder and president of Cultural Survival, an organization that defends indigenous rights.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0205198163
• ISBN 13: 9780205198160
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168