Laura Rival is currently an associate professor in the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford. She is the author of Trekking Through History: The Huaorani of Amazonian Ecuador.

“A fascinating and provocative study of one of the world’s most intriguing native groups.” - Beth A. Conklin, author of Consuming Grief: Compassionate Cannibalism in an Amazonian Society“Reflecting on both the transformations of history and anthropological theory, Laura Rival adroitly reveals the underlying connections between Huaorani interactions with the rainforest, relations with neighboring societies, and responses to the conservationists and oil companies wrestling over their territory.” - Stuart Kirsch, author of Mining Capitalism: The Relationship Between Corporations and Their Critics“Rival uses the Huaorani case to discuss the developments in cultural anthropology since the mid-20th century and places her analysis within several anthropological debates.” - CHOICE Connect

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I: AMONG FOREST BEINGS1 Domesticating the Landscape, Producing Crops, and Reproducing Society in Amazonia2 Naming Trees3 Historical Ecology in AmazoniaPART II: IN THE LONGHOUSE4 Human Birth: Hosting a New Life5 Living Well: Huaorani Sensuality and Happiness6 Femininity and Masculinity in Huaorani LandPART III: IN THE MIDST OF ENEMIES7 Forests of Abundance8 Prey at War9 Inside President Correa’s Citizen RevolutionAppendix A. Letter to President CorreaNotesReferencesIndex

Laura Rival is currently an associate professor in the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford. She is the author of Trekking Through History: The Huaorani of Amazonian Ecuador.

“A fascinating and provocative study of one of the world’s most intriguing native groups.” - Beth A. Conklin, author of Consuming Grief: Compassionate Cannibalism in an Amazonian Society“Reflecting on both the transformations of history and anthropological theory, Laura Rival adroitly reveals the underlying connections between Huaorani interactions with the rainforest, relations with neighboring societies, and responses to the conservationists and oil companies wrestling over their territory.” - Stuart Kirsch, author of Mining Capitalism: The Relationship Between Corporations and Their Critics“Rival uses the Huaorani case to discuss the developments in cultural anthropology since the mid-20th century and places her analysis within several anthropological debates.” - CHOICE Connect

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I: AMONG FOREST BEINGS1 Domesticating the Landscape, Producing Crops, and Reproducing Society in Amazonia2 Naming Trees3 Historical Ecology in AmazoniaPART II: IN THE LONGHOUSE4 Human Birth: Hosting a New Life5 Living Well: Huaorani Sensuality and Happiness6 Femininity and Masculinity in Huaorani LandPART III: IN THE MIDST OF ENEMIES7 Forests of Abundance8 Prey at War9 Inside President Correa’s Citizen RevolutionAppendix A. Letter to President CorreaNotesReferencesIndex

Laura Rival is currently an associate professor in the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford. She is the author of Trekking Through History: The Huaorani of Amazonian Ecuador.

“A fascinating and provocative study of one of the world’s most intriguing native groups.” - Beth A. Conklin, author of Consuming Grief: Compassionate Cannibalism in an Amazonian Society“Reflecting on both the transformations of history and anthropological theory, Laura Rival adroitly reveals the underlying connections between Huaorani interactions with the rainforest, relations with neighboring societies, and responses to the conservationists and oil companies wrestling over their territory.” - Stuart Kirsch, author of Mining Capitalism: The Relationship Between Corporations and Their Critics“Rival uses the Huaorani case to discuss the developments in cultural anthropology since the mid-20th century and places her analysis within several anthropological debates.” - CHOICE Connect

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I: AMONG FOREST BEINGS1 Domesticating the Landscape, Producing Crops, and Reproducing Society in Amazonia2 Naming Trees3 Historical Ecology in AmazoniaPART II: IN THE LONGHOUSE4 Human Birth: Hosting a New Life5 Living Well: Huaorani Sensuality and Happiness6 Femininity and Masculinity in Huaorani LandPART III: IN THE MIDST OF ENEMIES7 Forests of Abundance8 Prey at War9 Inside President Correa’s Citizen RevolutionAppendix A. Letter to President CorreaNotesReferencesIndex