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The Serpent and the Rainbow
Artikel-Nr:
9780684839295
Veröffentl:
1997
Erscheinungsdatum:
05.08.1997
Seiten:
304
Autor:
Wade Davis
Gewicht:
326 g
Format:
213x139x22 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Wade Davis is a writer, photographer, filmmaker, and former Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. He is Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of Columbia. Davis has written 22 books and is the winner of the 2012 Samuel Johnson prize. He holds degrees in anthropology and biology and received his Ph.D. in ethnobotany, all from Harvard University.
Reissued to coincide with the release of "One River"--a chronicle of Davis' exploration of the Amazon rain forest--"The Serpent and the Rainbow" presents the author's account of his venture into the heart of Haiti, on a search for a powerful sedative--a "zombie drug". "Exotic and far-reaching".--"The Wall Street Journal".