How Long to Read The Ecology of the Bari

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ecology of the Bari?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 54 minutes to read The Ecology of the Bari by Stephen Beckerman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Inhabiting the rainforest of the southwest Maracaibo Basin, split by the border between Colombia and Venezuela, the Bari have survived centuries of incursions. Anthropologist Roberto Lizarralde began studying the Bari in 1960, when he made the first modern peaceful contact with this previously unreceptive people; he was joined by anthropologist Stephen Beckerman in 1970. The Ecology of the Bari showcases the findings of their singular long-term study. Detailing the Bari's relations with natural and social environments, this work presents quantitative subsistence data unmatched elsewhere in anthropological publications. The authors' lengthy longitudinal fieldwork provided the rare opportunity to study a tribal people before, during, and after their aboriginal patterns of subsistence and reproduction were eroded by the modern world. Of particular interest is the book's exploration of partible paternity--the widespread belief in lowland South America that a child can have more than one biological father. The study illustrates its quantitative findings with an in-depth biographical sketch of the remarkable life of an individual Bari woman and a history of Bari relations with outsiders, as well as a description of the rainforest environment that has informed all aspects of Bari history for the past five hundred years. Focusing on subsistence, defense, and reproduction, the chapters beautifully capture the Bari's traditional culture and the loss represented by its substantial transformation over the past half-century.

How long is The Ecology of the Bari?

The Ecology of the Bari by Stephen Beckerman is 292 pages long, and a total of 73,584 words.

This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ecology of the Bari Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 42 minutes to read The Ecology of the Bari aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ecology of the Bari?

The Ecology of the Bari is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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