Introduction
The Guaraní of the forest
Guaraní demographics
Geography
History
Lessons from the Guaraní
Theoretical concepts
Going into the field
Fieldwork methods
Overview of the book
Guaraní social organization
Guaraní kinship
Guaraní religion
Guaraní leadership
Guaraní economics
Guaraní production
Tropical ecosystems
Indigenous knowledge
Guaraní agroforestry
Agroforestry as adaption
Gender and the division of labor
Production and Guaraní autonomy
Guaraní consumption
Contemporary development and Guaraní communities
Economic development or political expediency?
Economic development or ecological destruction?
Destabilizing Guaraní society
Dislocating Guaraní communities
Guaraní society and assistance programs
An indigenous model for sustainable development
Applying the indigenous model for resource use
Economics as if people mattered
Conclusions.