| The Spears of Twilight: Life and Death in the Amazon Jungle Contributor(s): Descola, Philippe (Author), Lloyd, Janet (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1565844386 ISBN-13: 9781565844384 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: "A massive classic of modern anthropology...that reads better than most fiction". A Choice Outstanding Academic Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - History | Latin America - South America |
| Dewey: 981.100 |
| LCCN: 96012955 |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 6.21" W x 9.33" (1.56 lbs) 500 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |