Grassroots Politics and Oil Culture in Venezuela: The Revolutionary Petro-State by Iselin Åsedotter Strønen

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discussion of their engagements with the administration of Rafael Correa (2007–2017), and the emerging concepts of interculturality and the “citizen’s revolution.” If there is a criticism of this book, it’s that this final section is too abbreviated. Indigenous politics have evolved in fascinating ways, and the Huaorani imaginary—savage, authentic, noble, violent, ecological - is often evoked in debates over territory, identity, and nationhood . In many ways, they are bigger than life, and continue to roam the story lines of this self-described “Amazonian nation.” In summary, Huaorani Transformations is essential reading for Ecuadorianists, Amazonianists , and anyone interested in the morphing of identities from an anthropological and geographicalperspective.Rival’sworkmakes oneeasilyforgetthesalaciousstoriesofDarknessinElDorado (Tierney,2001),resultingin a superb example of what an accomplished career in anthropology can produce. Frank Hutchins Department of Anthropology Bellarmine University