Die If You Must by John Hemming

Die If You Must by John Hemming

'Die if you must, but never kill' was the injunction of the enlightened leader of the Brazilian movement to 'civilize' the Indian population in the first part of the 20th century. Years of exploration and exploitation of the Amazon's resources had revealed that those tribes living in the interior would need somehow to be brought into the modern world. Hemming describes the slow process of exploration, contact, their customs and practices and, disturbingly, their almost immediate decline on meeting modern man. He describes too, the change of heart which has led to a renaissance of tribal culture. It is heartening to learn finally that there are as many as 40 tribes still living in the Amazon forests - protected. '...scrupulous scholarship and narrative power...' - Colin Thubron, Sunday Telegraph 'The result is vivid history' - Daily Telegraph

John Hemming was Director of the Royal Geographical Society in London from 1975 to 1996. He has been on several surveying and environmental expeditions to unexplored parts of Amazonia, and has probably visited more Indian tribes than any other non-Brazilian. For this work he has been awarded the Brazilian Order of the Southern Cross and the Peruvian Order of Merit for contributions to their countries. He is the author of several books.

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ISBN 13	9781405000956
ISBN 10	1405000953
Title	Die If You Must
Author	John Hemming
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2003-09-19
Number of pages	864
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