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University of California Press

On the Road to Tribal Extinction

Depopulation, Deculturation, and Adaptive Well-Being Among the Batak of the Philippines

by James F. Eder (Author)
Price: $18.95 / £15.99
Publication Date: Sep 2023
Edition: 1st Edition
Title Details:
Rights: World
Pages: 292
ISBN: 9780520912755
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.25

About the Book

The cultural and even physical extinction of the world's remaining tribal people is a disturbing phenomenon of our time. In his study of the Batak of the Philippines, James Eder explores the adaptive limits of small human populations facing the ecological changes, social stresses, and cultural disruptions attending incorporation into broader socioeconomic systems.


The cultural and even physical extinction of the world's remaining tribal people is a disturbing phenomenon of our time. In his study of the Batak of the Philippines, James Eder explores the adaptive limits of small human populations facing the ecological

About the Author

James F. Eder is Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University, Tempe.