The Wind In The Bamboo
A Journey in Search of Asia's 'Negrito' Indigenous People
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2015
Orchid Press Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-974-524-147-3 (ISBN)
Orchid Press Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-974-524-147-3 (ISBN)
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A groundbreaking study of a little known and often neglected Asian indigenous culture.
Historically defined as 'Negrito' because they physically resemble small Africans, these hunter-gatherers may have the most ancient ancestry in Asia. Nearly exterminated by disease and a cataclysmic volcanic eruption, they now survive in forests of Malaysia, the Philippines and India's Andaman Islands. Some are armed with spears and blowpipes, a few with mobile phones and graduate degrees. Edith Mirante reveals the story of the 'Negrito' peoples through a compelling Chatwinesque narrative of journeys into their remaining lands.
Historically defined as 'Negrito' because they physically resemble small Africans, these hunter-gatherers may have the most ancient ancestry in Asia. Nearly exterminated by disease and a cataclysmic volcanic eruption, they now survive in forests of Malaysia, the Philippines and India's Andaman Islands. Some are armed with spears and blowpipes, a few with mobile phones and graduate degrees. Edith Mirante reveals the story of the 'Negrito' peoples through a compelling Chatwinesque narrative of journeys into their remaining lands.
Edith Mirante has roamed Asia since the early 1980s, collecting information on human rights and environmental issues. In 1986 she founded Project Maje, an information project on Burma. She has investigated atrocities and resistance in some of the most remote corners of Burma's frontier war zones. Her latest book, The Wind in the Bamboo required extensive research and trips to India, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Contents: A Walk on the Beach Part 1: Spears; Rabbit Proof Fence; Indian Country; Our Footprints; After the Volcano; Sierra Madre; Ati Kaleidoscope; Valhalla. Part 2: Lahar; The Irony Festival; Ancestral Domain; We Are Africa; The Circle. Afterword Glossary Maps Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.3.2015 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Illustrations, unspecified |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 591 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien |
| Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Asien | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 974-524-147-4 / 9745241474 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-974-524-147-3 / 9789745241473 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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