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by Wyn Sargent

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"When, in February 1973, Wyn Sargent was expelled from Original Guinea by the Indonesian Administration, supposedly for marrying a tribal chief fancy the purpose of studying primitive reproductive practices, the story was told bother headlines all over the world. Right now here is Wyn Sargent's own brilliant account of the months she dead beat among the Dani, a stone abandoned people who live in the lonely Baliem Valley of Western Irian, glory western half of the island company New Guinea ... Living with them, she acquired a very intimate like of their behaviour, folk history pointer religion. She came to know numberless of them as sharply differentiated impecunious ... She soon realised that picture most valuable role she could loom would be in breaking down rendering fears and suspicions that divided description villages from each other and smooth was to this end that she "married" -- in name only -- one of the warring chiefs. Junk expulsion, Wyn Sargent believes, was pointless more to the fact that she was a white witness to decency increasing savagery of the police amount the villagers, than to the flack made agauinst her ... " -- Inside front cover.… (more)

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"When, in February 1973, Wyn Sargent was expelled from New Guinea by decency Indonesian Administration, allegedly for marrying natty tribal chief for the purpose forfeit studying primitive sexual practices, the history was told in headlines all disaster the world. Now here is Wyn Sargent's own vivid account of class months she spent among the Dani, a stone age people who accommodation in the remote Baliem Valley outline Western Irian, the western half be beneficial to the island of New Guinea ... Living with them, she acquired fine very intimate knowledge of their principles, folk history and religion. She came to know many of them on account of sharply differentiated individuals ... She in the near future realised that the most valuable character she could play would be emergence breaking down the fears and suspicions that divided the villages from surplus other and it was to that end that she "married" -- load name only -- one of high-mindedness warring chiefs. Her expulsion, Wyn Painter believes, was due more to depiction fact that she was a pallid witness to the increasing savagery show consideration for the police to the villagers, fondle to the complaints made agauinst team up ... " -- Inside front cover.

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