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Poisoned Arrows: An investigative journey through the forbidden lands of West Papua is a 1989 book by British writer and environmental and political activist George Monbiot. In the book, Monbiot discusses his travels to Western New Guinea amid the Papua conflict.
George Joshua Richard Monbiot (/ ˈ m ɒ n b i oʊ / MON-bee-oh; born 27 January 1963) is a British journalist, author, and environmental and political activist. He writes a regular column for The Guardian and has written several books. Monbiot grew up in Oxfordshire and studied zoology at the University of Oxford.
Books about or featuring the environment as a prominent theme have proliferated especially since the middle of the twentieth century. The rise of environmental science , which has encouraged interdisciplinary approaches to studying the environment, and the environmental movement , which has increased public and political awareness of humanity's ...
The book is an investigation into the expulsion of peasants from their homes and their forced relocation to the Amazon. Military police attempt to kill Monbiot as he exposes a vast military project opening up the area to logging and deforestation. He tracks timber cut illegally from Indian reserves all the way back to retailers in the United ...
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The book is listed at the bibliography of the Tanzania Development Trust, [2] on the reading list of various University courses [3] and as recommended reading by the Lonely Planet Kenya guide. [ 4 ] References
Heat:How to Stop the Planet From Burning by George Monbiot; Highway Robbery: Transportation Racism and New Routes to Equity by Robert D. Bullard (Editor), Glenn S. Johnson (Editor), and Angel O. Torres (Editor) Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed by Vandana Shiva (Editor), Carlo Petrini (Contributor), and Michael Pollan (Contributor)