Amazonian Caboclo Society

An Essay on Invisibility and Peasant Economy

Stephen Nugent

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Routledge
31 March 2021

Society & culture: general; Anthropology

Series: Explorations in Anthropology

Amazonian Caboclo Society is concerned with peasant society in Brazilian Amazonia. Most anthropological work in Amazonia has focused on Indian groups, and caboclos (peasants of mixed ancestry) have generally been regarded as relics of the haphazard development of Amazonia and have received little serious attention. This volume aims to analyze the reasons for the relative 'invisibility' of caboclo society. It traces the development of caboclo societies and argues that much of the current discussion of 'sustainable development' fails to recognize the important legacy of historical caboclo society.

By: Stephen Nugent
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 349g
ISBN: 9780367716776
ISBN 10: 0367716771
Series: Explorations in Anthropology
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 31 March 2021
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1 Caboclos Out of History, 1. Introduction, 2. Invisible Caboclos Visible Nature, Part 2 Caboclos in History, 4. Santarém and the ‘Failure’ of Transamazônica, 5. Exploring Santareno Identity : Kinship, Domestic Groups and Social Organization 6. Petty Commodity Production and Formal Subsumption : Caboclo Peasants 7. Merchant Capital, Social Reproduction and Blockage 8. Maintaining the Image of Sustainable Development

Stephen Nugent Lecturer in Anthropology,University of London

Reviews for Amazonian Caboclo Society: An Essay on Invisibility and Peasant Economy

Stephen Nugent's brilliant book explores the changing nature of the invisibility of Amazonian caboclo society...should be required reading for anyone interested in Amazonia, contemporary peasant formations, and debates surrounding development and under-development. - American Anthropologist ...always intelligent, often witty, and at times acerbic. Amazonianists will enjoy Nugent's trenchant, often unconventional, treatment of the accepted wisdom of diverse fields. Other anthropologists will appreciate his willingness to discuss Amazonian ethnography in the context of wider social theory. - MAN