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Savages / Joe Kane.
Booknews: An American journalist recounts the story of the struggle for autonomy by the Huaorani, a nation of 1,300 nomadic Amazonian Indians, whose oil-rich territory has been besieged by hell-bent oil companies, missionaries, unscrupulous bureaucrats, and environmentalists, all claiming to represent the Huaorani's best interests.
Record details
- ISBN: 0679740198
- ISBN: 9780679740193
- Physical Description: xi, 274 pages, [14] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 1996.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, in 1995"--Title page verso."Portions of this book were originally published in The New Yorker in slightly different form as 'Amazon showdown: a Stone Age tribe fights American oil' (9/27/93) and 'an Amazon Indian in D.C.'s jungle' (5/2/94)"--Title page verso.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Pronunciation guide to some Huaorani names -- Prologue -- 1: East -- 2: West -- 3: Among the cannibals -- Epilogue to the vintage edition -- Author's note -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | F 3722.1 .H83 K36 1996 | 229784 | Stacks | Available | - |