Gold machine: In the tracks of the mule dancers (Record no. 359757)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20251104114711.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781786079190 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | AACR-II |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | SIN I |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sinclair, Iain |
| 9 (RLIN) | 15867 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Gold machine: In the tracks of the mule dancers |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Great Britain |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oneworld Book |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 421 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | A journey through time and space, grappling with the ghosts of empire<br/>A New Statesman Book of the Year, 2021<br/>‘Follow Iain Sinclair into the cloud jungles of Peru and emerge questioning all that seemed so solid and immutable.’ Barry Miles<br/>‘The Gold Machine is a trip, a psychoactive expedition in compelling company.’ TLS<br/>From the award-winning author of The Last London and Lights Out for the Territory, a journey in the footsteps of our ancestors.<br/>In The Gold Machine, 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.<br/>What 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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | English fiction |
| 9 (RLIN) | 15868 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Date last seen | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Price effective from | Koha item type | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired |
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| 2025-11-04 | SIN I | 185141 | 2025-11-04 | Books | Not Missing | Dewey Decimal Classification | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2025-11-04 |
