Darkness in El Dorado: How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazon

Yeah, this is a controversial book. Covers stuff about anthropologists themselves that most "rose tinted glasses" ethnographies don't or won't cover. To be honest: I have no idea if this book is truthful or deceptive, or to what extent either, because I haven't researched the particular issues myself, I've just read some ethnographies of the area. But at least Tierney is talking about devastation in the Amazon, and talking about these issues of how (some) anthropologists (might) behave in the field -- both of which need to be talked about. So, I give it four stars for just doing that.

Two snippets that most caught my attention, as amusing or interesting side-bars: (1) the bit about the Yanomami with cameras filming the Nat Geo crew; and show more (2) the story about Yarima and Kenneth Good. show less