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The Flocks of the Wamani : a Study of Llama Herders on the Punas of Ayacucho, Peru

Author
Flannery, Kent V.
Published
Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 1989.
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1 online resource (253 pages)
Additional Creators
Marcus, Joyce and Reynolds, Robert G.
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Contents
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Andean Nature; 3. Andean Culture; 4. The People of the Puna; 5. The Guanaco and the Llama; 6. Heard Dynamics I: The "Oliver Twist" Model; 7. Herd Dynamics II: The "Santa Claus" Model; 8. "Chupa" and "Waytakuy"; 9. Herd Dynamics III: The "Surf City" Model; 10. Herd Dynamics IV: "Sunay" and Adaptation; 11. Sunay and Dual Inheritance Theory; 12. Nature, Culture, and Practical Reason; References; Index.
Summary
In this volume, the authors present an original ethnographic study of five llama herding communities in Ayacucho, Peru.
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9781598747720 (electronic bk.)
159874772X (electronic bk.)
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