Upriver
The Turbulent Life and Times of an Amazonian People
Nonfiction, History, Americas, South America, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Cultural Studies
| Author: | Michael F. Brown | ISBN: | 9780674744899 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | September 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael F. Brown |
| ISBN: | 9780674744899 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | September 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
In this 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 pugnacity and fierce independence—use hard-won political savvy, literacy, and digital skills to live life on their own terms, against long odds.
In this 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 pugnacity and fierce independence—use hard-won political savvy, literacy, and digital skills to live life on their own terms, against long odds.
