Synopses & Reviews
Historically defined as "Negrito" because they physically resemble small Africans, these hunter-gatherers may have the most
ancient ancestry in Asia. Nearly exterminated by disease and a cataclysmic volcanic eruption, they now survive in forests of
Malaysia, the Philippines and India's Andaman Islands. Some are armed with spears and blowpipes, a few with cellphones and
graduate degrees. Edith Mirante reveals the story of the "Negrito" peoples through a compelling Chatwinesque narrative of
journeys into their remaining lands. The Wind in the Bamboo will captivate readers who wonder who we humans are, where
we come from, and where we are going.
About the Author
Edith Mirante has roamed Asia since the early 1980s, collecting information on human rights and environmental issues. In 1986 she founded Project Maje, an information project on Burma. She has investigated atrocities and resistance in some of the most remote corners of Burma's frontier war zones. Her latest book, The Wind in the Bamboo required extensive research and trips to India, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Table of Contents
A Walk on the Beach
Part 1: Spears; Rabbit Proof Fence; Indian Country; Our Footprints; After the Volcano; Sierra Madre; Ati Kaleidoscope; Valhalla.
Part 2: Lahar; The Irony Festival; Ancestral Domain; We Are Africa; The Circle.
Afterword
Glossary
Maps
Index