The Spears of Twilight

Life and Death in the Amazon Jungle

By Philippe Descola

1993

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484

Number of Pages

14H46M

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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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Philippe Descola

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