Peter G Gow was a social anthropologist, renowned for his work in
Amazonia
The Amazon rainforest, Amazon jungle or ; es, Selva amazónica, , or usually ; french: Forêt amazonienne; nl, Amazoneregenwoud. In English, the names are sometimes capitalized further, as Amazon Rainforest, Amazon Forest, or Amazon Jungle. ...
. He was a Professor of Social Anthropology at the
University of St Andrews
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and has previously taught at the
London School of Economics
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Life
Pete Gow was born in Scotland to James and Helen Gow in 1958. He died on 18 May 2021.
Works
* ''An Amazonian Myth and its History'' (2001)
* ''Of Mixed Blood - Kinship and History in Peruvian Amazonia'' (1991)
Universities
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Manchester University
, mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity
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London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £240.8 million (2021)
, budget = £391.1 millio ...
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University of St Andrews
(Aien aristeuein)
, motto_lang = grc
, mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best
, established =
, type = Public research university
Ancient university
, endowment ...
Notes
External links
* http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/anthropology/dept/staff/?staffid=140
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1958 births
Academics of the London School of Economics
Alumni of the London School of Economics
Scottish anthropologists
British ethnologists
Living people