The Netsilik Eskimo by Asen Balikci PDF

By Asen Balikci

ISBN-10: 0881334359

ISBN-13: 9780881334357

at the present time considered as a vintage, this description of lifestyles in polar cultures displays conventional ethnography at its most sensible and has been a well-liked account for thirty years. Balikci’s very important examine of the Netsilingmiut, an remoted tribe of Arctic hunters dwelling as regards to the Arctic Circle, examines their know-how, social association, and faith. The prolonged time period that the writer labored with the Netsilik Eskimo is mirrored within the intensity of his knowing in their earlier and current environments. His portrayal in their dependence on executive companies, besides sleek expertise, offers a correct and worthwhile perception into the method of cultural swap being skilled by way of cultures in lots of constructing international locations. the quantity makes a good accompaniment to the Netsilik documentary movie series.

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