Title: Chronique des Indiens Guayaki
First published: 1972
Description: Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians is Pierre Clastres's account of his 1963-64 encounter with this small Paraguayan tribe, a precise and detailed recording of the history, ritual, myths, and culture of this remarkably unique, and now vanished, people. "Determined not to let the slightest detail" escape him or to leave unanswered the many questions prompted by his personal experiences. Clastres follows the Guayakis in their everyday lives.
Subjects: Labor, Guayaki Indians, Labor movement, History, Working class, Indians of south america, Social sciences