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Of Canoes and Crocodiles
- Paddling the Sepik in Papua New Guinea
Engelsk Paperback
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Of Canoes and Crocodiles
- Paddling the Sepik in Papua New Guinea
Engelsk Paperback

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Of Canoes and Crocodiles is a story of adventure in the remote and threatened landscapes of Papua New Guinea. In 2018, Tony Robinson-Smith and his wife Nadya Ladouceur bought dugout canoes and paddled down the Sepik, the country’s longest river. Traveling with local guides and staying in their villages, Tony and Nadya ate smoked piranha and sago pancakes, heard tales of river gods and sorcerers, marvelled at rainbow bee-eaters and cat-size flying foxes, sank in a tropical storm, got lost in mosquito-infested swamplands, and hid from pirates in mangroves near the sea. As the narrative follows the bends of the river, Robinson-Smith incorporates into its flow descriptions of crocodile initiation rites, village “big men,” the barter system, raskolism, and sing-sings. He reflects on clan loyalty, colonization, Christian missionaries, bride price, the environmental impacts of foreign logging and mining, and the joys and fears of following the current down a long, snaky jungle river in a volatile Melanesian country.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
240
ISBN-13:
9781772127348
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1772127345
Udg. Dato:
13 jun 2024
Længde:
19mm
Bredde:
153mm
Højde:
228mm
Forlag:
University of Alberta Press
Oplagsdato:
13 jun 2024
Forfatter(e):
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