Prophets of agroforestry
Subtitle: Guaraní communities and commercial gathering
By: Richard K. Reed.
Edition: 1st. ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
Subjects: Chiripá Indians -- Agriculture.; Chiripá Indians -- Economic conditions.; Chiripá Indians -- Social conditions.; Agroforestry -- Paraguay -- Mbaracayú.; Human ecology -- Paraguay -- Mbaracayú.; Mbaracayú (Paraguay) -- Economic conditions.; Mbaracayú (Paraguay) -- Social conditions.
Description: "Detailed analysis examines Chiripá economy, ability to maintain identity, and social organization despite contact. Emphasis is on Chiripá agroforestry based on both ecological use of the forests and ability to cope with capitalist expansion. Valuable contribution to study of Chiripá relation with national society"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references  (p. [233]-241) and index.