ANT 350 - Amazon Peoples and Development

Institution:

University of Southern Maine

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In recent years the alarm has been sounded about the rapid destruction of the Amazon rain forest and the unknown consequences of the loss of perhaps one-third of the world's species; less attention has been paid to the extinction of systems of knowledge and survival developed over the millenia by the indigenous forest people, not the least of which is how to live sustainably in the complex ecosystem in a rich diversity of cultures. In this course, students will examine these cultures for what they can teach us, as well as the effects of colonization and "development"on the forest and its inhabitants. Prerequisite: ANT 101J. Cr 3.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.usm.maine.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 780-4141

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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