Head-hunters of the Amazon

Head-hunters of the Amazon
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Publisher : London, H. Jenkins, limited
Total Pages : 414
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015059512122
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Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Head-hunters of the Amazon by : Fritz W. Up de Graff

Amazon Head-hunters

Amazon Head-hunters
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Publisher : New York : New American Library 1954
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951001342789G
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Rating : 4/5 (9G Downloads)

Synopsis Amazon Head-hunters by : Lewis Cotlow

The Amazon

The Amazon
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Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Total Pages : 436
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ISBN-10 : 1841621730
ISBN-13 : 9781841621739
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Amazon by : Roger Harris

This new edition has been completely revised with updated information on hotels, lodges and tour operators. It contains a detailed and illustrated natural history section on native species and habitats. The Amazon is an ideal location for eco-travellers, naturalists, sports enthusiasts and explorers. Travellers are given sound advice on responsible travel and planning their own expedition.

Scoping the Amazon

Scoping the Amazon
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9781315420400
ISBN-13 : 1315420406
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Scoping the Amazon by : Stephen Nugent

Savage cannibal or utopian proto-environmentalist? Nugent examines both popular images of Amazon peoples in film and general books as well as changing anthropological views of the rainforest and its people.

The Museum Journal

The Museum Journal
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 590
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000066680710
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Museum Journal by : University of Pennsylvania. University Museum

New Radiant Readers

New Radiant Readers
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Publisher : Allied Publishers
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 8170236703
ISBN-13 : 9788170236702
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis New Radiant Readers by :

Upriver

Upriver
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 332
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ISBN-10 : 9780674744899
ISBN-13 : 0674744896
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Upriver by : Michael F. Brown

In this remarkable story of one man’s encounter with an indigenous people of Peru, Michael Brown guides his readers upriver into a contested zone of the Amazonian frontier, where more than 50,000 Awajún—renowned for their pugnacity and fierce independence—remain determined, against long odds, to live life on their own terms. When Brown took up residence with the Awajún in 1976, he knew little about them other than their ancestors’ reputation as fearsome headhunters. The fledgling anthropologist was immediately impressed by his hosts’ vivacity and resourcefulness. But eventually his investigations led him into darker corners of a world where murderous vendettas, fear of sorcery, and a shocking incidence of suicide were still common. Peru’s Shining Path insurgency in the 1980s forced Brown to refocus his work elsewhere. Revisiting his field notes decades later, now with an older man’s understanding of life’s fragility, Brown saw a different story: a tribal society trying, and sometimes failing, to maintain order in the face of an expanding capitalist frontier. Curious about how the Awajún were faring, Brown returned to the site in 2012, where he found a people whose combative self-confidence had led them to the forefront of South America’s struggle for indigenous rights. Written with insight, sensitivity, and humor, Upriver paints a vivid picture of a rapidly growing population that is refashioning its warrior tradition for the twenty-first century. Embracing literacy and digital technology, the Awajún are using hard-won political savvy to defend their rainforest home and right of self-determination.

Trail of Feathers

Trail of Feathers
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Publisher : eBook Partnership
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9781783011155
ISBN-13 : 1783011157
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Trail of Feathers by : Tahir Shah

A shrunken head from Peru and a feather with traces of blood are the clues that launch Tahir Shah on his latest journey. Fascinated by the recurring theme of flight in Peruvian folklore, Shah sets out to discover whether the Incas really were able to "e;fly like birds"e; over the jungle, as a Spanish monk reported. Or were they drug-induced hallucinations? His journey, full of surreal experiences, takes him from the Andes Mountains to the desert and finally, in the company of a Vietnam vet, up the Amazon deep into the jungle to discover the secrets of the Shuar, a tribe of legendary savagery. Tahir Shah's flair for the unusual reveals Peru as we've never seen it. With his trademark humor, abundant curiosity, and oddball assortment of companions, he offers a journey that is no less illuminating than it is hilarious-and true.

The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films

The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 1198
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ISBN-10 : 0520079086
ISBN-13 : 9780520079083
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films by : American Film Institute

"The entire field of film historians awaits the AFI volumes with eagerness."--Eileen Bowser, Museum of Modern Art Film Department Comments on previous volumes: "The source of last resort for finding socially valuable . . . films that received such scant attention that they seem 'lost' until discovered in the AFI Catalog."--Thomas Cripps "Endlessly absorbing as an excursion into cultural history and national memory."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

Weekly World News

Weekly World News
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 44
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ISBN-10 :
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis Weekly World News by :

Rooted in the creative success of over 30 years of supermarket tabloid publishing, the Weekly World News has been the world's only reliable news source since 1979. The online hub www.weeklyworldnews.com is a leading entertainment news site.