Questions About Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art

by Carl Hoffman (Goodreads Author)

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Did you like the jumps between ca 1960 and 2012?

Pat Padden I did. I thought that watching Carl Hoffman's trajectory in coming to terms with the Asmat people and their culture, and comparing it to Michael Rocke…moreI did. I thought that watching Carl Hoffman's trajectory in coming to terms with the Asmat people and their culture, and comparing it to Michael Rockefeller's disastrous encounter, was a good framework for the story. Hoffman realized the arrogance of his stance toward his - let's call them his hosts. Rockefeller was clueless to the end. (less)

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