Anthropologist Scientist of the People |
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| Author:
| Batten, Mary |
| Photographer:
| Hurtado, Magadalena |
| Series title: | Scientists in the Field Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-618-08368-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2001 |
| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
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| Imprint: | Harcourt Children's Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Imagine making your living by hunting, fishing, and collecting wild plants and insects. Imagine having to worry about being attacked by a jaguar or some other wild animal. This is how our ancestors lived for hundreds of thousands of years, but only a few peoples carry on this ancient lifestyle today. One of the few are the Ache, hunter-gatherers living in Paraguay, a country in South America. Magdalena Hurtado is an anthropologist who has been studying the Ache for fifteen...
More DescriptionImagine making your living by hunting, fishing, and collecting wild plants and insects. Imagine having to worry about being attacked by a jaguar or some other wild animal. This is how our ancestors lived for hundreds of thousands of years, but only a few peoples carry on this ancient lifestyle today. One of the few are the Ache, hunter-gatherers living in Paraguay, a country in South America.
Magdalena Hurtado is an anthropologist who has been studying the Ache for fifteen years. She has spent years living with the Ache people: learning their language, observing their history. The photographs and text offer invaluable insight into the work of an anthropologist.