História dos índios no Brasil
By: Manuela Carneiro da Cunha (org.) ; Francisco M. Salzano ... [et al.].
Contributors: Cunha, Manuela Carneiro da.; Salzano, Francisco M.
Publisher: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo; Companhia das Letras; Secretaria Municipal de Cultura, Prefeitura do Município de São Paulo
Published: 1992
Place of publication: São Paulo, SP
Language: por
Number of pages: 611
Subjects: Indians of South America -- Brazil -- History; Indians of South America -- Brazil -- Government relations; Indians of South America -- Brazil -- Politics and government
Description: "Pioneering collection of articles on Brazilian indigenous history represents state-of-the-art research since topic became a central focus of ethnology in 1980s, and is principal product of the Núcleo de História Indígena e do Indigenismo research group coordinated by Cunha. Includes contributions by 30 leading specialists including archaeologists, linguists, historians, and anthropologists. Organized by region with separate sections on source materials and indigenous policy and legislation. Volume fills a major gap in South American ethnology and proposes new approaches and perspectives to study of ethnohistory. Richly illustrated and handsomely produced"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [567]-599) and indexes.