Bøger af Richard Pace

A long-term view of continuity and changein a rural Amazonian community In ChroniclingAmazon Town, Richard Pace and Helena Lima bring together the work ofresearchers from a variety of fields to provide a comprehensive synthesis oflocal and regional studies in the town of Gurupá in Brazil, ranging fromarchaeological findings to ethnohistory and sociocultural anthropology. Buildingupon and critiquing Charles Wagley's 1955 book Amazon Town, the authorsin this volume focus on Gurupá as a crossroad of sociocultural changes in thelower Amazon region. Drawing on continuous research in this location since thepublication of Wagley's book, they use a longitudinal approach to examinearchaeological, historical, and contemporary cultural patterns, situating theirinvestigations within the greater Amazonian context. These chapters examine topicsincluding race and identity, kinship and marriage, gender roles, migrationpatterns, and religious and political social movements. They also addresschallenges facing sustainable development and conservation efforts in theAmazon rainforest, including extractive economies and struggles over landtenure. ChroniclingAmazon Townadds an important long-term historical understanding of Gurupá, documents howcommunity members have related to the surrounding environment and their socialcategories, and assesses the influence of regional, national, and globalprocesses. This unique book offers an extended view of continuity and change inone of the longest and most fully studied rural communities in the region.Contributors: Bruno Moraes Monte Talley Glenn H. Shepard, Jr. Gabrielle Botelho André Lima Barbara Silva Lucy Dodd Paul Chilsen Cristiana Barreto Richard Pace Kyle L. Harper Helena P. Lima Brian P. Hinote Lorena Pavão Ezequiel Barbosa da Silva Kevin McDaniel Fábio dos Passos Alho Cynthia Pace Cisneros John Ben Soileau DR Nigel J.H. Smith Dr, Andrew R. Wyatt Robson Lopes Cássia Luzia Lobato Benathar Matthew Abel Christine Printz Fernando Luiz Tavares Marques Morgan J. Schmidt Pedro Alves Vieira

This pioneering study examines television's impact on an Amazonian river town from the first broadcasts in Gurupa, in 1983, to the present.