Victims of ProgressThis compelling account of the effect of technology and development on indigenous peoples throughout the world examines major issues of intervention: social engineering, economic development, self-determination, health and disease, and ecocide. Victims of Progress provides a provocative context in which to think about civilization and its costs. |
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Progress and Indigenous Peoples | 12 |
3 | 30 |
We Fought with Spears | 46 |
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