In the decades since it was first published, this study of Brazil's Mundurucu Indians has been widely read and has become regarded as a classic. Now, for the second edition, the authors have written a new chapter that describes their fieldwork during the year they spent living among the Mundurucu. "Women of the Forest" details an acute and intriguing battle of the sexes in which reality squarely contradicts ideology. The Murphy's full-scale analysis considers the historical, ecological, and cultural setting in which the Mundurucu live, the mythology concerning women, the woman's work and household life, marriage and child rearing, and the impact of social change on the female role. The authors give particular attention to sexual antagonism and the means by which women compensate, in actual practice, for their low public position. The new chapter gives the reader an idea of the nature of ethnographic fieldwork as both personal experience and scientific practice. It recounts how they coped with the language barrier, the practice of bartering rather than buying, and other day-to-day problems of living in a totally different culture. Thus, it provides an illuminating background to Mundurucu culture before the reader delves into the rich details of the study itself. At the same time the chapter helps the reader to learn about anthropological methods of data gathering.

Women of the Forest

History

Murphy, Robert F.

Murphy, Yolanda

World

Columbia Univ. Pr.

Evolution and Ecology: Essays on Social Transformation

Politics & Social Sciences

Steward, Julian H.

Steward, Jane C

Social Sciences

University of Illinois Press

EVOLUTION & ECOLOGY: Essays on Social Transformation

"The most powerful book of its kind I've ever read.... Extraordinary powers of observation, generalization, and depth."―Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat Winner of the Columbia University Lionel Trilling Award. Robert Murphy was in the prime of his career as an anthropologist when he felt the first symptom of a malady that would ultimately take him on an odyssey stranger than any field trip to the Amazon: a tumor of the spinal cord that progressed slowly and irreversibly into quadriplegia. In this gripping account, Murphy explores society's fears, myths, and misunderstandings about disability, and the damage they inflict. He reports how paralysis―like all disabilities―assaults people's identity, social standing, and ties with others, while at the same time making the love of life burn even more fiercely.

The Body Silent: The Different World of the Disabled

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

W.W.Norton&Company

The Body Silent

Professionals & Academics

J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd.

Drawing on his own experiences with a deepening quadruplegia, the author examines the threat posed to society by the handicapped while discussing the victim's own loss of self-esteem

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Henry Holt Co.

Presenting a strategic approach to aid Puerto Rico's recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the report details prestorm conditions, assesses damage and recovery needs, and describes courses of action for the Education sector. Analyses and discussions with local education stakeholders and subject-matter experts informed the development of 13 courses of action to support Puerto Rico's recovery plan and efforts to transform the education system.

The Education Sector in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria: Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane Damage, and Themes for Recovery

Marsh, Terry

Nelson, Christopher

Chandra, Anita

Andrew, Megan

Karoly, Lynn A.

Smith, Troy D.

Tuma, Andrea Prado

Whitaker, Anamarie A.

Anderson, Drew M.

Nanda, Nupur

Ryan, Jamie

Americas

RAND Corporation

Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society

Alpha Edition

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