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Beiträge zur Ethnographie und Sprachenkunde Amerika's zumal Brasiliens 2 Volume Paperback Set

Beiträge zur Ethnographie und Sprachenkunde Amerika's zumal Brasiliens 2 Volume Paperback Set

Beiträge zur Ethnographie und Sprachenkunde Amerika's zumal Brasiliens 2 Volume Paperback Set

Author:
Carl Friedrich Phillip von Martius
Published:
February 2010
Format:
Multiple copy pack
ISBN:
9781108006453

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    Beiträge zur Ethnographie (1867) is Carl von Martius' colourful and personal memoir of his travels to Brazil in the years 1817–1820. Although better known as a botanist, Martius here ventures into the territory of ethnographic and linguistic studies, writing about the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Brazil.

    Product details

    February 2010
    Multiple copy pack
    9781108006453
    1366 pages
    323 × 250 × 70 mm
    1.8kg
    Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC

    Table of Contents

    • Volume I: Preface
    • 1. Die Vergangenheit und Zukunft der amerikanischen Menschheit
    • 2. Von dem Rechtszustande unter den Ureinwohnern Brasiliens
    • 3. Die indianischen Völkerschaften, Stämme und Horden in Brasilien und einigen benachbarten Gebieten, Land und Leute
    • Register
    • Volume II: Preface
    • Avertencia
    • Lingua Tupi
    • Glossaia aliarum aliquot linguarum.
      Author
    • Carl Friedrich Phillip von Martius