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The Shamanism of Eco-Tourism
"This book illustrates how the Makushi people, an Indigenous society in Amazonia, use shamanic practices and frameworks to draw in outsiders and to acquire resources from them for transformational projects in the past and present. It is for scholars and students interested in Indigenous societies across the Americas"--
The Americas
This two-volume encyclopedia profiles the contemporary culture and society of every country in the Americas, from Canada and the United States to the islands of the Caribbean and the many countries of Latin America. From delicacies to dances, this encyclopedia introduces readers to cultures and customs of all of the countries of the Americas, explaining what makes each country unique while also demonstrating what ties the cultures and peoples together. The Americas profiles the 40 nations and territories that make up North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, including British, U.S., Dutch, and French territories. Each country profile takes an in-depth look at such con...
Sowing the Forest
"William Balée has studied Amazonian societies and their tropical rainforests over his forty-year career. He is a world-renowned expert on the cultural and historical ecology of the Amazon basin. His 2013 book with The University of Alabama Press, Cultural Forests of the Amazon: A Historical Ecology of People and Their Landscapes, framed a number of his previously published articles (some from what he termed "obscure" journals) with new chapter contributions to present a powerful account of how indigenous people of the Amazon intentionally and rationally transformed the landscapes and managed the resources of the rainforests before Europeans arrived. Sowing the Forest is a companion volume ...
Amazonia in the Anthropocene
Widespread human alteration of the planet has led many scholars to claim that we have entered a new epoch in geological time: the Anthropocene, an age dominated by humanity. This ethnography is the first to directly engage the Anthropocene, tackling its problems and paradoxes from the vantage point of the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Drawing from extensive ethnographic research, Nicholas Kawa examines how pre-Columbian Amerindians and contemporary rural Amazonians have shaped their environment, describing in vivid detail their use and management of the region’s soils, plants, and forests. At the same time, he highlights the ways in which the Amazonian environment resists human manipulation and control—a vital reminder in this time of perceived human dominance. Written in engaging, accessible prose, Amazonia in the Anthropocene offers an innovative contribution to debates about humanity’s place on the planet, encouraging deeper ecocentric thinking and a more inclusive vision of ecology for the future.
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Whitaker's Almanack
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Andrew Elton Williams
Andrew Elton Williams, son of John S. Williams, was born in 1800 or 1801 in Bulloch County, Georgia. His family moved to Jackson County, Florida in 1820. He married Martha Brett, daughter of John Brett and Elizabeth Gainer, in about 1823. They had eleven known children. He married Melissa Underwood in 1847. They had fourteen known children. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Texas.
