Patagonia : natural history, prehistory and ethnography at the uttermost end of the earth /
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| Imprint: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1997. |
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| Description: | 200 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2993878 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- The Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Key Dates and Events
- 1. The Natural Setting: The Glacial and Post-Glacial Environmental History of Fuego-Patagonia
- 2. The Peopling of Patagonia: The First Human Occupation
- 3. Middle to Late Holocene Adaptations in Patagonia
- 4. The Origins of Ethnographic Subsistence Patterns in Fuego-Patagonia
- 5. The Great Ceremonies of the Selk'nam and the Yamana: A Comparative Analysis
- 6. The Meeting of Two Cultures: Indians and Colonists in the Magellan Region
- 7. The Patagonian 'Giants'
- 8. Travelling the Other Way: Travel Narratives and Truth Claims
- 9. Tierra del Fuego - Land of Fire, Land of Mimicry
- 10. Patagonian Painted Cloaks: An Ancient Puzzle
- Bibliography
- Index
- Picture Acknowledgements