The last cannibals

By Ellen B. Basso

Subjects: Indians of south america, history, Oral tradition, Ethnohistory, Histoire, Mondelinge geschiedenis (wetenschap), Indianen, Discours narratif, Narrative Discourse analysis, Apalakiri Indians, Tradition orale, Apalakiri (Indiens), History, Indians of south america, folklore, Kannibalisme, Folklore, Discourse analysis, narrative, Ethnohistoire

Description: "Third book in a series on Kalapalo narrative discourse uses nine stories collected between 1967-82 to interpret Kalapalo history. Primarily concerned with what these stories can tell us about a particular native history, how individuals are remembered, and meanings given to decisions and choices made in the past"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.