{"product_id":"makunaisbn-9781588340924","title":"Makuna","description":"Throughout their history, the Makuna have withstood the social and environmental stresses inflicted upon them by European arrival, the Amazonian rubber boom at the turn of the century, and a black-market demand for coca leaves during the 1970s and 1980s. Most recently, gold mining is threatening to destroy their hills and forests and to weaken their traditions. Countering this menacing scenario, \u003ci\u003eMakuna\u003c\/i\u003e evokes the vitality of a culture in which the natural, spiritual, and human worlds are fundamentally united.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn stunning, full-color photographs and an evocative text, Diego Samper and Kaj Århem celebrate the natural surroundings, domestic life, and vibrant rituals of a rainforest people whose cultural future is being jeopardized by outsiders' destruction of their lands.“Stunning photographs, 95 color, nine b\u0026amp;w, of Amazonian rain forests by Diego Samper give \u003ci\u003eMakuna: Portrait of an Amazonian People\u003c\/i\u003e more depth than the typical anthropological study. Sociologist Kaj Århem, who has visited the Makuna frequently since 1972, provides a compelling narrative as well, with in-depth accounts of Makuna culture, creation myths, and the inevitable challenges of the encroaching world.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Highly recommended for both public and academic libraries.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Samper’s often spectacular photos of the Makuna and their environment also span nearly two decades of work.”—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Anthropological Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaj Århem\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of social anthropology at the University of Göteborg, Sweden and the author of four other books, including \u003ci\u003eMakuna Social Organization\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiego Samper\u003c\/b\u003e is a prominent Colombian photographer who has visited and worked with the Makuna since 1977.","brand":"Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305327218917,"sku":"NP9781588340924","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781588340924.jpg?v=1730760148","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/makunaisbn-9781588340924","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}