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The imbalance of power
The Imbalance of Power demonstrates that the 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.
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The Imbalance of Power
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 entitledLiving with the Enemy: First Contacts and the Making of Christian Bodies in Amazonia.
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Overseas legends. The last Wayana hunters
Today, there is in our ordinary and structured world, people who are now shaping the legends of tomorrow, thanks to their direct contact with nature: fishermen, hunters, nature keepers ... Let us embark on their fantastic adventures.
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Once upon a time. The last Wayana hunters
Once upon a time is a collection of short stories filmed around the world on men and their extraordinary adventures in nature.
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