The Lost World Of Irian Jaya
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Some tape residue on FEP.
A vivid work of travel writing and anthropology, The Lost World of Irian Jaya chronicles Robert Mitton's extraordinary journeys into the remote interior of New Guinea's western half — a vast, largely uncharted territory of dense rainforests, towering mountain ranges, and isolated indigenous peoples. Mitton details his encounters with tribal communities whose ways of life had remained virtually untouched by the modern world, painting an intimate and respectful portrait of cultures on the edge of irreversible change. Written with the urgency of a firsthand witness, the narrative balances adventure and ethnographic observation, capturing both the breathtaking beauty of the landscape and the complex human stories embedded within it. The tone is earnest and immersive, drawing readers into a world that feels simultaneously ancient and fragile, as Mitton illustrates the mounting pressures of modernization, resource extraction, and political upheaval threatening the region's people and ecosystems. A rare and compelling document of a place and a moment in time that can never be fully recovered, it stands as essential reading for anyone drawn to exploration, indigenous cultures, or the vanishing frontiers of the natural world.
Author: Robert Mitton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, Oxford University Press Melbourne
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Some tape residue on FEP.
A vivid work of travel writing and anthropology, The Lost World of Irian Jaya chronicles Robert Mitton's extraordinary journeys into the remote interior of New Guinea's western half — a vast, largely uncharted territory of dense rainforests, towering mountain ranges, and isolated indigenous peoples. Mitton details his encounters with tribal communities whose ways of life had remained virtually untouched by the modern world, painting an intimate and respectful portrait of cultures on the edge of irreversible change. Written with the urgency of a firsthand witness, the narrative balances adventure and ethnographic observation, capturing both the breathtaking beauty of the landscape and the complex human stories embedded within it. The tone is earnest and immersive, drawing readers into a world that feels simultaneously ancient and fragile, as Mitton illustrates the mounting pressures of modernization, resource extraction, and political upheaval threatening the region's people and ecosystems. A rare and compelling document of a place and a moment in time that can never be fully recovered, it stands as essential reading for anyone drawn to exploration, indigenous cultures, or the vanishing frontiers of the natural world.