{"product_id":"savages-and-civilization-jack-weatherford-9780449909577","title":"Savages and Civilization: Who Will Survive?","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"provocative [and] vivid\" (\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) look at the primitive cultures that have given many gifts to the modern world, and how their very existence is now threatened\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book should serve as a 'wake-up' call to people everywhere.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIndian Givers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNative Roots\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned anthropologist Jack Weatherford explored the clash between Native American and European cultures. Now, in \u003ci\u003eSavages and Civilization, \u003c\/i\u003eWeatherford broadens his focus to examine how civilization threatens to obliterate unique tribal and ethnic cultures around the world--and in the process imperils its own existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Weatherford explains, the relationship between \"civilized\" and \"savage\" peoples through history has encompassed not only violence, but also a surprising degree of cooperation, mutual influence, trade, and intermarriage. But this relationship has now entered a critical stage everywhere in the world, as indigenous peoples fiercely resist the onslaught of a global civilization that will obliterate their identities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSavages and Civilization \u003c\/i\u003epowerfully demonstrates that our survival as a species is based not on a choice between savages and civilization, but rather on a commitment to their vital coexistence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Weatherford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0449909573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780449909577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.48w x 0.80d","brand":"Jack Weatherford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946632708351,"sku":"9780449909577","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_13f09084-03e8-4593-a95a-fc50491aa1c9.jpg?v=1681514250","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/savages-and-civilization-jack-weatherford-9780449909577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}