{"product_id":"chronicle-of-the-guayaki-indians-paperback","title":"Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Clastres\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of the Guayaki Indians\u003c\/i\u003e is Pierre Clastres's account of his 1963-64 encounter with this small Paraguayan tribe, a precise and detailed recording of the history, ritual, myths, and culture of this remarkably unique, and now vanished, people. \"Determined not to let the slightest detail\" escape him or to leave unanswered the many questions prompted by his personal experiences, Clastres follows the Guayaki in their everyday lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow available for the first time in a stunningly beautiful translation by Paul Auster, \u003ci\u003eChronicle of the Guayaki Indians\u003c\/i\u003e radically alters not only the Western academic conventions in which other cultures are thought but also the discipline of political anthropology itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of the Guayaki Indians\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Alta Prize in nonfiction by the American Literary Translators Association.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel C. Esty, formerly a top official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University and Associate Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772853289248,"sku":"9780942299786","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9355616fc593340a93cae622daf46590.webp?v=1780415602","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chronicle-of-the-guayaki-indians-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}