Upriver: The Turbulent Life and Times of an Amazonian People

by Michael F. Brown

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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 Awaj n--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 Awaj n in 1976, he knew little about them other than their ancestors' reputation...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:067436807X

ISBN13:9780674368071

Release Date:September 2014

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.3" x 8.9"

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