Sudamérica indígena

"Distinguishing discovery (appropriating something existing in nature) from invention (no natural antecedents) reveals that Old World specialists generally accept single origins of inventions, whereas New World specialists propose multiple independent origins of many traits. This review of New World cultural history indicates it was part of a single global process. This liberally illustrated publication is the most comprehensive treatment of a controversial topic"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.