Pacaa Nova : : Clash of Cultures on the Brazilian Frontier / / Bernard Von Graeve.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Von Graeve, Bernard,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; THE LAND --; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND --; THE PACAA NOVA --; CULTURE --; POST-PACIFICATION CHANGES --; SAGARANA - THE MISSION --; CONCLUSION --; EPILOGUE --; APPENDIX I --; APPENDIX II --; APPENDIX III --; BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442602809; 9783110490947
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442602809
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Bernard Von Graeve.

The Pacaa Nova were originally a tribe of hunters, gatherers and simple horticulturalists in the upper Amazon. As the frontier of Brazilian 'civilization' has expanded, their extraordinary culture has been trampled on and transformed. Of particular importance in this case has been the intrusion of the rubber industry into the Amazon headwaters; important as well have been the influences of the Catholic Church and the government. It is a tragic story, but an entirely fascinating one, and von Graeve presents it in enormously readable fashion, with first-hand descriptions that bring the people to life for the student.