The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Hunters and Gatherers
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Hunters and Gatherers
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USDHunting and gathering is humanity's first and most successful adaptation. Until 12,000 years ago, all humanity lived this way. Surprisingly, in an increasingly urbanized and technological world dozens of hunting and gathering societies have persisted and thrive worldwide, resilient in the face of change, their ancient ways now combined with the trappings of modernity. The Encyclopedia is divided into three parts. The first contains case studies, by leading experts, of over fifty hunting and gathering peoples, in seven major world regions. There is a general introduction and an archaeological overview for each region. Part II contains thematic essays on prehistory, social life, gender, music and art, health, religion, and indigenous knowledge. The final part surveys the complex histories of hunter-gatherers' encounters with colonialism and the state, and their ongoing struggles for dignity and human rights as part of the worldwide movement of indigenous peoples.
- Comprehensive survey of the conditions, cultures, and concerns of contemporary hunter-gatherers
- A window on the current discourse in social theory pertaining to foraging peoples and their place in history
- Presents hunter-gatherers as active participants in facing problems of political, economic, and ecological nature in the face of globalization
Reviews & endorsements
"This is the most voluminous source available on modern hunter-gatherer societies with many excellent and readily accessible contributions." --Thomas Widlok, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
"...the encyclopedia sheds a respectful and objective light on the Earth's indigenous peoples, who look to the future as well as to the past." Margaret Smith
"...a gold mine of information...there is something in this volume for everyone. Scholars of religion will certainly find a wealth of information on mythology, cosmology, ritual practice, and sacred art. This is a book that should be on the reference shelf of every academic library catering to the needs of social scientists and humanists." Religious Studies Review
"This is an important and fascinating work. The numerous black-and-white photographs, drawings, and maps are excellent and well placed. The bibliographies at the end of each chapter, along with filmographies of the various native groups, are convenient springboards for further research." -- American Reference Books Annual
"This work is a commendable ethnographic overview of global hunters and gatherers."
Robert S. Walker, University of New Mexico, Journal of Anthropological Research
Product details
November 2004Paperback
9780521609197
534 pages
274 × 213 × 26 mm
1.335kg
122 b/w illus. 16 maps
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Table of Contents
- Foreword Beatrice Medicine
- Introduction: foragers and others Richard B. Lee and Richard Daly
- Part I. Ethnographies: I.I North America
- Introduction Harvey A. Feit
- Archaeology Aubrey Cannon
- Blackfoot/Plains Alice B. Kehoe
- James Bay Cree Harvey A. Feit
- Slavey Dene Michael Asch and Shirleen Smith
- Innu José Mailhot
- Caribou Inuit Ernest S. Burch Jr and Yvon Csonka
- Inupiat Rosita Worl
- Timbisha Shoshone Catherine S. Fowler
- Witsuwite'en and Gitxsan Richard Daly
- I.II South America
- Introduction Laura M. Rival
- Archaeology Anna C. Roosevelt
- Aché Kim Hill and A. Magdalena Hurtado
- Cuiva Bernard Arcand
- Huaorani Laura M. Rival
- Sirionó William Balée
- Toba Gastón Gordillo
- Yamana Hernán J. Vidal
- I.III North Eurasia
- Introduction Victor A. Shnirelman and Bruce Grant
- Archaeology Victor A. Shnirelman
- Ainu Tom G. Svensson
- Chuckhi and Yupik Peter P. Schweitzer
- Evenki David G. Anderson
- Itenm'i Victor A. Shnirelman
- Iukagir Anton M. Ivanov
- Ket Evgeniia A. Alekseenko
- Khanti Evdokiia A. Nemysova, Dennis Bartels and Alice Bartels
- Nia (Nganasan) Andrei V. Golovnev
- Nivkh Bruce Grant
- I.IV Africa
- Introduction Robert K. Hitchcock
- Archaeology Peter Robertshaw
- Aka Pygmies Serge Bahuchet
- /Gui and//Gana Jiro Tanaka and Kazuyoshi Sugawara
- Hadza Bwire Kaare and James Woodburn
- Ju'hoansi Megan Biesele and Kxao Royal-/o//oo
- Mbuti Mitsuo Ichikawa
- Mikea Robert L. Kelly, Jean-François Rabedimy and Lin Poyer
- Okiek Corinne A. Kratz
- Tyua Robert K. Hitchcock
- I.V South Asia
- Introduction Nurit Bird-David
- Archaeology Kathleen Morrison
- Andaman Islanders Vishvajit Pandya
- Birhor Ashim K. Adhikary
- Chenchu Mark Turin
- Nayaka Nurit Bird-David
- Paliyan Peter M. Gardner
- Hill Pandaram Brian Morris
- Winniyala-aetto Wiveca Stegeborn
- I.VI SouthEast Asia
- Introduction Kirk Endicott
- Archaeology Peter Bellwood
- Agta P. Bion Griffin and Marcus B. Griffin
- Batak James F. Eder
- Batek Kirk Endicott
- Dulong Encheng Song and Chen Shen
- Jahai Cornelia M. I. Van Der Sluys
- Western Penan J. Peter Brosius I.VII Australia
- Introduction Nicolas Peterson
- Archaeology M. A. Smith
- Arrente John Morton
- Cape York peoples David F. Martin
- Kimberley peoples Sandy Toussaint
- Ngarrindjeri Robert Tonkinson
- Pintupi Fred R. Myers
- Tiwi Jane C. Goodale
- Torres Strait Islanders Jeremy Beckett
- Warlpiri Françoise Dussart
- Yolngu Ian Keen
- Part II. Special Topic Essays: II.I Hunter-gatherers, History and Social Theory
- Images of hunters and gatherers in European social thought Alan Barnard
- Archaeology and evolution of hunters and gatherers Andrew B. Smith
- Hunter-gatherers and the mythology of the market John Gowdy
- On the social relations of the hunter-gatherer band Tim Ingold
- II.II Facets of hunter-gatherer life in cross cultural perspective
- Gender relations in hunter-gatherer societies Karen L. Endicott
- Ecological/cosmological knowledge and land management among hunter-gatherers Catherine S. Fowler and Nancy J. Turner
- From totemism to shamanism: hunter-gatherer contributions to world mythology and spirituality Mathias Guenther
- From primitive to pop: foraging and post-foraging hunter-gatherer music Victor Barac
- Traditional and modern visual art of hunting and gathering peoples Howard Morphy
- Hunter-gatherers and human health S. Boyd Eaton, Stanley B. Eaton III
- II.III Hunter-gatherers in a global world
- The Tasaday controversy Gerald D. Berreman
- Hunter-gatherers and the colonial encounter John H. Bodley
- Hunter-gatherer peoples and nation-states David S. Trigger
- Indigenous peoples' rights and the struggle for survival Robert K. Hitchcock
- Indigenous peoples' organizations and advocacy groups
- Index.
