Urban imaginaries in native Amazonia : tales of alterity, power, and defiance /

Urban imaginaries in native Amazonia : tales of alterity, power, and defiance /

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Imprint:	Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2023. ©2023
Description:	vi, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Indians of South America -- Amazon River Region -- Social conditions. Urban Indians -- Amazon River Region. City and town life -- Amazon River Region. Urbanization -- Amazon River Region. Rural-urban migration -- Amazon River Region. City and town life. Indians of South America -- Social conditions. Rural-urban migration. Urban Indians. Urbanization. Amazon River Region.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13148148

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Other authors / contributors:	Santos-Granero, Fernando, 1955- editor. Fabiano, Emanuele, editor.
ISBN:	9780816549672 0816549672 9780816549689
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Urban life has long intrigued native Amazonians, who regard cities as the locus of both extraordinary power and danger. Cities -both modern and ancient- have thus become models for the representation of extreme alterity under the guise of extraordinary, other-than-human worlds. The Urban Imaginaries in Native Amazonia: Tales of Alterity, Power, and Defiance seeks to analyze how these ambiguous urban imaginaries -complex representations that function as cognitive tools- express a singular view of the cosmos and cosmopolitical relations, how they inform and shape forest-city tensions and interactions, and what were the historical processes through which they came into existence. Above all, it seeks to underscore how these urban imaginaries constitute a means through which native Amazonians convey their concerns not only about the nature of power and alterity, but also of domination and defiance. Through the systematic analysis of these urban imaginaries as represented in myths, cosmological discourse, and narratives of personal experiences, the volume seeks to understand the reasons for their widespread diffusion, as well as their influence in present-day rural-urban migration and processes of urbanization. The volume consists of three parts, and eight chapters"--
Other form:	Online version: Urban imaginaries in native amazonia Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2023 9780816549689

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Summary:	Urban life has long intrigued Indigenous Amazonians, who regard cities as the locus of both extraordinary power and danger. Modern and ancient cities alike have thus become models for the representation of extreme alterity under the guise of supernatural enchanted cities. This volume seeks to analyze how these ambiguous urban imaginaries--complex representations that function as cognitive tools and blueprints for social action--express a singular view of cosmopolitical relations, how they inform and shape forest-city interactions, and the history of how they came into existence.<br> <br> <br> <br> Featuring analysis from historical, ethnological, and philosophical perspectives, contributors seek to explain the imaginaries' widespread diffusion, as well as their influence in present-day migration and urbanization. Above all, it underscores how these urban imaginaries allow Indigenous Amazonians to express their concerns about power, alterity, domination, and defiance.<br> <br> <br> <br> Contributors<br> <br> Natalia Buitron<br> <br> Philippe Erikson<br> <br> Emanuele Fabiano<br> <br> Fabiana Maizza<br> <br> Daniela Peluso<br> <br> Fernando Santos-Granero<br> <br> Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen<br> <br> Robin M. Wright
Physical Description:	vi, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780816549672 0816549672 9780816549689