Life among the Yanomami: the story of change among the Xilixana on the Mucajai River in Brazil
Yanomami, Xilixana, and the anthropological approach -- Field entry, language-learning, and cultural surprises -- Village life and social culture : basic patterns -- Everyday life : food and child care, hunting and fishing -- Family and social organization -- Socialization and life stages -- Myths, spirits, and magic -- The precontact period : a time of isolation -- Postcontact history : enter the missionaries -- The missionary presence : translation, literacy, and social effects -- "Warfare," raids, and revenge -- Adaptation in a precapitalist society : agents of change -- Health as an agent of change -- Broader considerations in the study of social change -- Reflections on social change among the Yanomami.