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Exchanging the Past : A Rainforest World of Before and After
Exchanging the Past A Rainforest World of Before and After
Author: Bruce M. Knauft
Twenty years ago, the Gebusi of the lowland Papua New Guinea rainforest had one of the highest homicide rates in the world. Bruce M. Knauft found then that the killings stemmed from violent scapegoating of suspected sorcerers. But by the time he returned in 1998, homicide rates had plummeted, and Gebusi had largely disavowed vengeance against so...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226446356
ISBN-10: 0226446352
Publication Date: 8/1/2002
Pages: 303
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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