| Description |
1 online resource (307 pages) |
| Series |
Book collections on Project MUSE
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| Notes |
Editors Stephen Beckerman and Paul Valentine argue that while Amazonian societies certainly have variations on marriage practices, in reality the rules surrounding them are inconsistently followed. Utilizing methods of cultural and social anthropology and pulling together data from several cultures, contributors demonstrate how individual motives and opportunities--including desire, economics, or residence--result in marriage choices that may negotiate, manipulate, or ignore societal rules |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| In |
Project Muse Evidence Based Selection |
| Subject |
Indians of South America -- Marriage customs and rites -- Amazon River Valley.
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Indians of South America -- Marriage customs and rites.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Alès, C. (Catherine), editor
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Beckerman, Stephen, editor
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Valentine, Paul, 1942- editor
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| LC no. |
2016049600 |
| ISBN |
0813052890 (electronic bk.) |
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9780813052892 (electronic bk.) |
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