Cattle in the Backlands : Mato Grosso and the Evolution of Ranching in the Brazilian Tropics /

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Brazil has the second-largest cattle herd in the world and is a major exporter of beef. While ranching in the Amazon-and its destructive environmental consequences-receives attention from both the media and scholars, the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul actually host the most cattle. A s...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilcox, Robert W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
Temas:
Beef cattle > Environmental aspects > Brazil > Mato Grosso (State) > History.
Cattle > Technological innovations > Brazil > Mato Grosso (State) > History > 19th century.
Cattle > Technological innovations > Brazil > Mato Grosso (State) > History > 20th century.
Ranching > Brazil > Mato Grosso (State) > History > 19th century.
Ranching > Brazil > Mato Grosso (State) > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / General.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Selected Timeline for Cattle Ranching in Mato Grosso, 1580s-1980
  • Maps
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • INTRODUCTION. The Paradox of Tropical Ranching
  • CHAPTER ONE. Mirror of the Land: Regional Geography and Environmental Imperatives
  • CHAPTER TWO. Establishing Roots: The Ranching Economy to 1914
  • CHAPTER THREE. A Boom of Sorts: The Ranching Economy, 1914-1950
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Land Access: Opportunities and Obstacles
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Cowboys, Hands, and Native Peoples: Labor Relations
  • CHAPTER SIX. The Dynamics of the Mundane: Everyday Ranching
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. National Breeds and Hindu Idols
  • CONCLUSION. Transformation and Continuity
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Index

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