Publisher's Synopsis
The Achuar people have survived in isolation in the Amazonian jungle by aggressively resisting intruders. In this book, Descola depicts an altogether unfamiliar civilisation, whose values often seem bizarre to Western eyes.
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The Achuar people have survived in isolation in the Amazonian jungle by aggressively resisting intruders. In this book, Descola depicts an altogether unfamiliar civilisation, whose values often seem bizarre to Western eyes.
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ISBN: | 9781565844384 |
Publisher: | New Press, The |
Imprint: | The New Press |
Pub date: | 14 May 1998 |
DEWEY: | 305.89837 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 458 |
Weight: | 708g |
Height: | 237mm |
Width: | 158mm |
Spine width: | 34mm |