Description: An especially comprehensive study of Brazilian Amazonian Indian history, The Last Cannibals is the first attempt to understand, through indigenous discourse, the emergence of Upper Xingú society.
Brief description: Ellen B. Basso is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
Review Quotes: Basso artfully integrates consideration of discourse, psychology, and biography as she takes up the theme of historical memory, specifically how historical events and persons are represented through narrative and how meaning is given to choices made in the past. . . . Basso elegantly demonstrates how Kalapalo narrators represent these issues in ways that captivate their listeners.-- "American Anthropologist"