Unimaginable tragedy befell the so-called “original peoples” in the wake of the oceanic voyages of discovery by Christopher Columbus and the Portuguese and Spanish adventurers in the late 15th century.While Columbus’s attempt to reach India via a western sea route was blocked by two huge continents, Vasco Da Gama’s expedition to get to the same destination via an eastern sea route was successful as far as the original intention was concerned.Rainforest Hero: The Life and Death of Bruno Manser, by...
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is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.