Rainforest cowboys : the rise of ranching and cattle culture in western Amazonia /

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The opening of the Amazon to colonization in the 1970s brought cattle, land conflict, and widespread deforestation. In the remote state of Acre, Brazil, rubber tappers fought against migrant ranchers to preserve the forest they relied on, and in the process, these "forest guardians" showed...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoelle, Jeffrey, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative
Subjects:
Beef cattle > Environmental aspects > Brazil > Acre.
Ranching > Environmental aspects > Brazil > Acre.
Deforestation > Brazil > Acre.
Human ecology > Brazil > Acre.
Bovins de boucherie > Aspect de l'environnement > Brésil > Acre (État)
Ranching > Aspect de l'environnement > Brésil > Acre (État)
Déboisement > Brésil > Acre (État)
Écologie humaine > Brésil > Acre (État)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Beef cattle > Environmental aspects
Deforestation
Human ecology
Ranching > Environmental aspects
Viehwirtschaft
Umweltschaden
Brazil > Acre
Brasilien
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