Professor gaston gordillo was born and raised in buenos aires, argentina. Based on extensive fieldwork in the region where the gran chaco lowlands meet the andes, this book examines space through the rubble that is part of its. Studies state formation, anthropology of borders, and anthropology of space. I focus my analysis on an indigenousgroupof the argentinean chaco, thetobaof the pilcomayo river, and their recent struggles to gain control. He graduated from the university of buenos aires 1990 and completed his phd at the university of toronto 1999.
Gran chaco, lowland alluvial plain in interior southcentral south america. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Comparative studies and the south american gran chaco pdf. Gaston gordillo, university of british columbia, anthropology department, faculty member. Gran chaco province is one of six provinces in the tarija department. Man kann ihn am einfachsten als eine schiefe ebene bezeichn. Based on ethnographic research in this region where the mountains give way to the gran chaco lowlands, gaston r. The gran chaco, which cuts across parts of paraguay, argentina, bolivia and brazil, is latin americas second most important forest. Because, like the great plains of north america, the terrain lent itself to a nomadic lifestyle, there is little to no archaeological evidence of their prehistoric occupation. Duke university press see pdf of the books introduction here. Pdf on jan 1, 20, florencia tola and others published gran chaco. The indigenous gran chaco people consist of approximately thirtyfive tribal groups in the gran chaco of south america. The name is of quechua origin, meaning hunting land. Chaco ou gran chaco area geografica e cultural da america do sul.
Il gran chaco, talvolta indicato semplicemente come chaco, probabilmente dal termine in quechua chaku, territorio di caccia e una delle principali regioni geografiche del sud america. Indians of south americagran chacogovernment relations. Im currently working on several research projects that explore the. The tragic deforestation of the chaco rolling stone. Gran chaco paraguay wikivoyage, guida turistica di viaggio.
Largely uninhabited, the gran chaco is an arid subtropical region of low forests and savannas traversed by only two permanent rivers and practically unmarked by roads. Gaston gordillo department of anthropology ubc anthropology. Gaston gordillo university of british columbia academia. The province borders chuquisaca department in the north, burnet oconnor province in the northwest, aniceto arce province in the southwest, argentina in the south, and paraguay in the east. Gordillo reveals how the tobas memory of these processes is embedded in their experience of the bush that dominates the chaco landscape. It is located between 21 00 and 22 17 south and between 62 16 and 64 18 west.
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