Download or read book The Spears of Twilight written by Philippe Descola and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Achuar people have survived in isolation in the Amazonian jungle by aggressively resisting intruders. In this book, Descola depicts an altogether unfamiliar civilisation, whose values often seem bizarre to Western eyes.