Tapirs, Tractors, and Tapes: The Changing Economy and Ecology of the Xavánte Indians of Central Brazil

Human Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 545-566

  Santos, Ricardo V ^a,b   Flowers, Nancy M ^c   Coimbra Jr , Carlos E A ^a   Gugelmin, Sílvia A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Amazonia; Brazil; Development; Human ecology; Land use; Nutrition; South American Indians; Xav nte

Indexed keywords

TAPIRIDAE;

COPING STRATEGY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; INDIGNEOUS POPULATION; LAND USE; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE; XAVANTE PEOPLE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0031398324     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021881823603     Document Type: Article

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