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People of the rainforest : the Villas Boas brothers, explorers and humanitarians of the Amazon / John Hemming.
Penn Museum Library GN564.A47 H46 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hemming, John, 1935- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Humanitarianism.
- History.
- Human rights workers.
- Tribes.
- Indigenous peoples.
- Social conditions.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Amazon River Region--Discovery and exploration.
- Amazon River Region.
- Indigenous peoples--Amazon River Region--Social conditions--20th century.
- Tribes--Amazon River Region--History--20th century.
- Human rights workers--Amazon River Region--History--20th century.
- Humanitarianism--Amazon River Region--History--20th century.
- Indigenous peoples--Social conditions.
- Villas BoÌas, Orlando, 1914-2002.
- Villas BoÌas, Orlando.
- Villas BoÌas, ClaÌudio.
- Villas BoÌas, Leonardo.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- v, 291 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 2019.
- Contents:
- 1 The Expedition p. 1
- 2 Kalapalo p. 11
- 3 Onward Exploration p. 29
- 4 The Media Jungle p. 43
- 5 The 1950s p. 55
- 6 The Xingu Park p. 73
- 7 Posto Leonardo p. 85
- 9 Two Societies p. 107
- 10 Change p. 123
- 11 Contacts and Rescues p. 137
- 12 Panará p. 157
- 13 Retirement p. 179
- 14 Legacy p. 189.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1787381951
- 9781787381957
- OCLC:
- 1089004371
- Publisher Number:
- 99982569264
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