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Peter Rivière is a British social anthropologist associated with the University of Oxford and the study of Indigenous societies in lowland South America. His ethnographic research among the Trio of Suriname examined social organization, marriage, kinship, settlement, and political relations. He also produced comparative work on the societies of the Guianas and wider Amazonia. His scholarship is principally intended for anthropologists and researchers of Indigenous South America.
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Who is Peter Rivière?
Peter Rivière is a British social anthropologist associated with the University of Oxford. His research is especially connected with Indigenous societies in lowland South America.
Which Indigenous people did Peter Rivière study?
Rivière conducted important ethnographic research among the Trio of Suriname. His work examined Trio kinship, marriage, settlement, political organization, and social life.
What region is central to Peter Rivière's anthropology?
The lowland Amazonian region of South America is central to Rivière's research. His Trio studies are specifically connected with Suriname and the wider Guiana region.
What topics appear in Peter Rivière's Trio research?
His research discusses how kinship, marriage, settlement patterns, and political relationships organize Trio society. It also shows how social institutions work in a small-scale Indigenous community.
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