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Author : Cuthbert Cary-Elwes,John Bridges
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Guyana
ISBN : UOM:39015028473786
Author : Edwina Melville
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Indians of South America
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173018653927
Author : United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Topographic Center
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Geography
ISBN : PSU:000015258205
Author : Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : YONSEI:20117045
Author : Kirk Smock,Claire Antell
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Guyana
ISBN : 9781841629292
This new third edition of Bradt's Guyana remains the only guidebook available to this South American gem, a jungle-clad country teeming with exotic wildlife. Thoroughly researched, easy to use and interesting to read, Bradt's Guyana is written and updated by writers who have lived in and promoted Guyana for many years and is an ideal companion for all travellers, from wildlife watchers to fishermen, anthropologists to conservationists and 'voluntourists'. Guyana is a destination on the rise, described - justifiably - by the tourist board as 'South America Undiscovered'. This new edition of Bradt's Guyana has been updated to include all the latest developments, ranging from how to see harpy eagles at Warapoka to new culinary experiences, local tour operators, 4x4 self-drive and new hotels. Truly off the beaten track, Guyana is one of the most fascinating and least-known countries in the Americas. It is also the only English-speaking country in South America. The jewel in its crown is the mouth-droppingly beautiful Kaieteur Falls, which is nearly five times the height of Niagara and the world's tallest single-drop waterfall. Culturally Caribbean, its capital Georgetown is a curious melting-pot of quaint Dutch and British colonial architecture, steel drums, boisterous nightlife, rum shops with world-class rum, cricket and tropical sea breezes. It is also the gateway to the lush interior which is full to the brim with fascinating flora and fauna including monkeys, black caiman, harpy eagles, giant anteaters, otters and the mighty jaguar. With Bradt's Guyana, discover all of this, plus where to stay in community lodges and see the rainforest through the eyes of Amerindian guides, where to watch turtles nesting on the beach, how to explore the moody Essequibo river (the largest between the Orinoco and the Amazon), and how to visit the million-acre rainforest reserve of Iwokrama for the ultimate authentic wildlife experience. This third edition of Bradt's Guyana is the key book to plan an expedition into its densely forested lush interior, often accessible only by boat or small aircraft, before taking some 'time to lime' in a hammock in one of its tropical waterfront resorts.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Missions, British
ISBN : CORNELL:31924057468856
Author : United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : OSU:32435081084113
Author : United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Topographic Center,United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : U.S. Board on Geographic Names : [available from the Center]
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Guiana
ISBN : SRLF:D0001275551
Author : British Guiana
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Guyana
ISBN : CHI:096174033
Author : Thomas Henfrey
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780244043742
This landmark monograph in ethnoecology is now available in print format for the first time. Based on long-term fieldwork in Guyana during 1998, 1999 and 2000, it examines relationships between the ecological knowledge of Wapishana hunters and equivalent areas of ecological science. It places this in the ethnographic context of Wapishana settlement, subsistence and symbolism, and the wider context of the political ecology of Guyanas economic liberalisation and the consequent exposure of the indigenous peoples of Guyanas Rupununi region to extractive industries and international conservation interests for the first time. The result is a robust argument, grounded in extensive data and analysis, for alternative trajectories in conservation and international development rooted in the skills, knowledge and interests of indigenous users and custodians of biodiversity.
Author : Thomas Henfrey
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785339899
Based on an ethnographic account of subsistence use of Amazonian forests by Wapishana people in Guyana, Edges, Frontiers, Fringes examines the social, cultural and behavioral bases for sustainability and resilience in indigenous resource use. Developing an original framework for holistic analysis, it demonstrates that flexible interplay among multiple modes of environmental understanding and decision-making allows the Wapishana to navigate social-ecological complexity successfully in ways that reconcile short-term material needs with long-term maintenance and enhancement of the resource base.
Author : Neil L. Whitehead
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803248059
Anthropologist Neil L. Whitehead presents a collection of recent fieldwork and the latest theoretical perspectives that illuminate how a range of Native communities in the Amazon River basin, and those they encounter, use the past to make sense of their world and themselves. In recent decades, scholars have become increasingly aware of the role the past plays in the construction of culture and identity. Not only can the past be represented and codified overtly in various ways and media as a history, it also operates more fundamentally and pervasively in cultures as a mode of consciousness or way of thinking about the world, a historicity. ø In addition to examining the particular foundations and significance of history and historicity in such communities as the Guaj¾, Wapishana, Dekuana, and Patamuna, the contributors to this volume consider more broadly how different natural and cultural features can help shape historical consciousness: landscape and territory; rituals such as feasting; genealogy and kinship; and even the practice of archaeology. Also of interest are activist uses of historicity to promote and legitimize the cultural integrity and political agendas of Native communities, especially in contact situations past and present where multiple and often competing forms of history and historicity play important political roles in articulating relations between colonizers and the colonized. ø As this volume makes clear, understanding the powerful cultural role of the past helps scholars better appreciate the inherent dynamic quality of all cultures and recognize a rich resource of agency that can be used both to comprehend and to transform the present
Author : Great Britain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Guyana
ISBN : CORNELL:31924020436873
Author : Neil L. Whitehead,Robin Wright
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0822333457
In Darkness and Secrecy brings together ethnographic examinations of Amazonian assault sorcery, witchcraft, and injurious magic, or “dark shamanism.” Anthropological reflections on South American shamanism have tended to emphasize shamans’ healing powers and positive influence. This collection challenges that assumption by showing that dark shamans are, in many Amazonian cultures, quite different from shamanic healers and prophets. Assault sorcery, in particular, involves violence resulting in physical harm or even death. While highlighting the distinctiveness of such practices, In Darkness and Secrecy reveals them as no less relevant to the continuation of culture and society than curing and prophecy. The contributors suggest that the persistence of dark shamanism can be understood as a form of engagement with modernity. These essays, by leading anthropologists of South American shamanism, consider assault sorcery as it is practiced in parts of Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, and Peru. They analyze the social and political dynamics of witchcraft and sorcery and their relation to cosmology, mythology, ritual, and other forms of symbolic violence and aggression in each society studied. They also discuss the relations of witchcraft and sorcery to interethnic contact and the ways that shamanic power may be co-opted by the state. In Darkness and Secrecy includes reflections on the ethical and practical implications of ethnographic investigation of violent cultural practices. Contributors. Dominique Buchillet, Carlos Fausto, Michael Heckenberger, Elsje Lagrou, E. Jean Langdon, George Mentore, Donald Pollock, Fernando Santos-Granero, Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern, Márnio Teixeira-Pinto, Silvia Vidal, Neil L. Whitehead, Johannes Wilbert, Robin Wright
Author : Walter Leal Filho,Victor T. King,Ismar Borges de Lima
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030291532
This book brings together a valuable collection of case studies and conceptual approaches that outline the present state of Amazonia in the 21st century. The many problems are described and the benefits, as well as the achievements of regional development are also discussed. The book focuses on three themes for discussion and recommendations: indigenous peoples, their home (the forest), and the way(s) to protect and sustain their natural home (biodiversity conservation). Using these three themes this volume offers a comprehensive critical review of the facts that have been the reality of Amazonia and fills a gap in the literature.The book will appeal to scholars, professors and practitioners. An outstanding group of experienced researchers and individuals with detailed knowledge of the proposed themes have produced chapters on an array of inter-related issues to demonstrate the current situation and future prospects of Amazonia. Issues investigated and debated include: territorial management; indigenous territoriality and land demarcation; ethnodevelopment; indigenous higher education and capacity building; natural resource appropriation; food security and traditional knowledge; megadevelopmental projects; indigenous acculturation; modernization of Amazonia and its regional integration; anthropogenic interventions; protected areas and conservation; political ecology; postcolonial issues, and the sustainability of Amazonia.
