{"product_id":"9781786079190","title":"The Gold Machine: In the Tracks of the Mule Dancers - Iain Sinclair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the award-wining author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last London\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLights Out for the Territory\u003c\/em\u003e, a journey in the footsteps of our ancestors.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Gold Machine\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eWhat was once 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. A beautiful valley is now the property of a British corporation. In Sinclair's haunting prose, no place escapes its past, and nor can we.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44731098071267,"sku":"9781786079190","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781786079190.jpg?v=1712680945","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781786079190","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}