{"title":"Stephen Nugent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Nugent\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works that delve into complex environments and educational themes with clarity and depth. His writing often explores areas such as the Amazon, blending detailed research with accessible narrative to enrich the reader's understanding of natural and cultural landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e will find his titles valuable for their thoughtful approach and engaging style, making challenging topics approachable and illuminating the connections between environment, society, and knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"scoping-the-amazon-by-stephen-nugent-9781598741773","title":"Scoping the Amazon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Amazon Indian is an icon that straddles the world between the professional anthropologist and the popular media. Presented alternately as the noble primitive, the savior of the environment, and as a savage, dissolute, cannibalistic half-human, it is an image well worth examining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Nugent does just that, critiquing the claims of authoritativeness inherent in visual images presented by anthropologists of Amazon life in the early 20th century and comparing them with the images found in popular books, movies, and posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScoping the Amazon\u003c\/em\u003e depicts the field of anthropology as its own form of culture industry and contrasts it to other similar industries, past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor visual anthropologists, ethnographers, Amazon specialists, and popular culture researchers, Nugent's book will be enlightening, entertaining reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607545954540,"sku":"9781598741773","price":102.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/91c7951b6892788e9527638f3c0cfdde.jpg?v=1778188424"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/stephen-nugent.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}