Peter Gow (anthropologist)

Peter Gow
Born19 June, 1958
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died18 May, 2021
EducationPhD, Social Anthropology from Manchester University,
OccupationAnthropologist
Employer(s)Lecturer at London School of Economics and the University of St Andrews
Known forSocial Anthropology

Peter G Gow (1958 – 18 May 2021) was a social anthropologist, renowned for his work in Amazonia.[1] He was a Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews and previously taught at the London School of Economics.

Life

Pete Gow was born in Scotland to James and Helen Gow in 1958. He died on 18 May 2021.[2][3]

Works

  • An Amazonian Myth and its History (2001)[4]ISBN 0199241961, 9780199241965
  • Of Mixed Blood - Kinship and History in Peruvian Amazonia (1991)ISBN 019827355X, 9780198273554

Universities

Notes

  1. ↑ "An Amazonian myth and its history / Peter Gow". search.library.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  2. ↑ Shaw, Alison (2021). "Obituary: Peter Gow, world-renowned anthropologist and Amazonianist". The Scotsman.
  3. ↑ McCallum, Cecilia. "Remembering Professor Peter Gow (1958-2021)". calacs.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk. University of St Andrews.
  4. ↑ Gow, Peter (Peter G. ) (2001). An Amazonian myth and its history. Internet Archive. Oxford : Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-924195-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
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