Title The Flocks of the Wamani : a Study of Llama Herders on the Punas of Ayacucho, Peru.

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Contents	Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Andean Nature; 3. Andean Culture; 4. The People of the Puna; 5. The Guanaco and the Llama; 6. Heard Dynamics I: The "Oliver Twist" Model; 7. Herd Dynamics II: The "Santa Claus" Model; 8. "Chupa" and "Waytakuy"; 9. Herd Dynamics III: The "Surf City" Model; 10. Herd Dynamics IV: "Sunay" and Adaptation; 11. Sunay and Dual Inheritance Theory; 12. Nature, Culture, and Practical Reason; References; Index.
Summary	In this volume, the authors present an original ethnographic study of five llama herding communities in Ayacucho, Peru.
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Subject	Wamani Indians -- Domestic animals.
	Wamani Indians.
	Domestic animals.
	Llamas -- Peru -- Ayacucho (Department)
	Llamas.
	Peru -- Ayacucho (Department)
	Indians of South America -- Domestic animals -- Peru -- Ayacucho (Department)
	Indians of South America -- Domestic animals.
	Indians of South America.
	Indians of South America -- Peru -- Ayacucho (Department) -- Antiquities.
	Antiquities.
	Ayacucho (Peru : Department) -- Antiquities.
	Peru -- Antiquities.
	Peru.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Marcus, Joyce.
	Reynolds, Robert G.
Other Form:	Print version: Flannery, Kent V. Flocks of the Wamani : A Study of Llama Herders on the Punas of Ayacucho, Peru. Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, Inc., ©1989 9781598744606
ISBN	9781598747720 (electronic book)
	159874772X (electronic book)