{"product_id":"the-gold-machine-in-the-tracks-of-the-mule-dancers-9781786079190","title":"The Gold Machine: In the Tracks of the Mule Dancers","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last London\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLights Out for the Territory\u003c\/i\u003e, a journey in the footsteps of our ancestors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Gold Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, Iain Sinclair and his daughter travel through Peru, guided by - and in reaction to - an ill-fated colonial expedition led by his great-grandfather, Arthur Sinclair. The incursions of Catholic bounty hunters and Adventist missionaries are contrasted with today's ecotourists and short-cut vision seekers. The family history of a displaced Scottish highlander fades into the brutal reality of a major land grab. The historic thirst for gold and the establishment of sprawling coffee plantations leave terrible wounds on virgin territory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat might once have been portrayed as an intrepid adventure is transformed into a shocking tale of the violated rights of indigenous people, secret dealings between London finance and Peruvian government, and the collusion of the church in colonial expansion. In Sinclair's haunting prose, no place escapes its past, and nor can we.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ONEWorld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786079190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Iain Sinclair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942094287029,"sku":"9781786079190","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_73221aa8-7cbf-41a7-b46a-f47db858479f.jpg?v=1630995695","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gold-machine-in-the-tracks-of-the-mule-dancers-9781786079190","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}