Walter del Aguila, Marcelino Sosa
Description
Describes the ever-increasing penetration of the majority culture among the Guahibo in eastern Colombia.
Describes their economic system and shows how
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this penetration has affected their views of the value of the person versus the value of money and possessions. Recounts three historical periods of Guahibo economic and social life: when people were of ultimate value; the early stages when Guahibos began to know money and the disorientation it caused; and the recent years where money and possessions are essentia and the value of people have become less important. Details the confusion and difficulties that resulted from this melding of two cultures. Was originally printed in Spanish in 1984 as El valor de la persona en la economía guahibo.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Traditional Economy
1. People of the Plains
2. Guahibo Economic Resources
3. Agricultural Production and the Division of Labor
4. Distribution of Goods
Part 2: Interference by a Foreign Economic System
5. Introduction of a Foreign Economic System
6. Three Socioeconomic Systems
7. Negative Effects on Guahibo Culture
8. Problems and Failures Resulting from not Understanding the White Man's System
Part 3: The Direction the Guahibo Community Must Take
9. Developing Understanding
10. Specific Suggestions to the Guahibo People
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Glossary of Spanish and Guahibo Words
Appendix 2: Guahibo Poetry
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Tags
ETHNOLOGY
Reading Moods
Tragic & Heart-Wrenching
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Publishing Info
Publisher
SIL International
Month-Year
Jul, 2000
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9781556710858
ISBN-10: 1556710852
Language
English
No. of Pages
142
Format
Paperback
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