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The Land of Naked People

Encounters with Stone Age Islanders

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A remarkable exploration of a Stone Age people On a lush, remote island, modern civilization has recently made contact with what may be the last group of Stone Age people. The Sentinelese wear no clothes, do not know how to start a fire, and have fervently rejected the intrusion of outsiders. But all that is changing, writes Madhusree Mukerjee, who has had exceptional access to that island and the others that make up the Andaman chain in the Bay of Bengal. Over seven years Mukerjee found that th

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The Land of Naked People, Madhusree Mukerjee

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Title
The Land of Naked People
Subtitle
Encounters with Stone Age Islanders
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Books
Released
2003
Format
Paperback
Pages
238
ISBN10
0143031015
ISBN13
9780143031017
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A remarkable exploration of a Stone Age people On a lush, remote island, modern civilization has recently made contact with what may be the last group of Stone Age people. The Sentinelese wear no clothes, do not know how to start a fire, and have fervently rejected the intrusion of outsiders. But all that is changing, writes Madhusree Mukerjee, who has had exceptional access to that island and the others that make up the Andaman chain in the Bay of Bengal. Over seven years Mukerjee found that th