Voyage au Tocantins-Araguaya by Henri Anatole Coudreau

Voyage au Tocantins-Araguaya by Henri Anatole Coudreau

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Zusammenfassung

Voyage au Tocantins-Araguaya (1897) records Henri Coudreau's third expedition for the Pará government. As his 'vapeur' steams along a tributary of the Amazon, Coudreau intelligently and sensitively describes the indigenous peoples he encounters, their way of life, and the changes taking place at the turn of the twentieth century.

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Voyage au Tocantins-Araguaya by Henri Anatole Coudreau

In 1897, building on his earlier scientific expedition reports, Henri Coudreau (1859 1899) published this account of his third mission on behalf of the governor of Brazil's Para state: Voyage au Tocantins-Araguaya. Coudreau continues his practice of including illustrations, statistical tables, indigenous vocabularies, and maps to complement the detailed account of his progress along this Amazonian tributary. His observations reveal his geological background and interests; however, Coudreau also assumes the role of anthropologist as he documents various aspects of indigenous groups, including their customs and beliefs. In addition to his remarks on villages, peoples, and the region's flora and fauna, Coudreau records his thoughts and concerns about increasing industrialization and the potential for urbanization and growth in Para. His opinion that the people of Para possess the same bold and enterprising spirit as their 'Yankee' neighbours is characteristic of Coudreau's personal interest in the subjects of his study.
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ISBN 13 9781108007405
ISBN 10 1108007406
Titel Voyage au Tocantins-Araguaya
Autor Henri Anatole Coudreau
Serie Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr 2009-11-26
Seitenanzahl 312
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