The Xavante in Transition: Health, Ecology, and Bioanthropology in Central Brazil

Contents

Contents List of Figures xi List of Tables xv Foreword xix Preface and Acknowledgments xxi List of Abbreviations xxvii Guide to Pronunciation of Xavánte Words xxxi 1. Introduction 1 2. Geographical and Social Setting 17 3. History: Confrontations and Connections 49 4. Biological Variability and Continuity 95 5. Demographic Crisis and Recovery 120 6. Subsistence, Ecology, and the Development Trap 151 7. Health Services and Unmet Needs 192 8. The Burden of Infectious Disease 202 9. The Emergence of New Diseases 243 10. The Xavánte in Transition 268 Notes 275 References 293 Index 333 ...