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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilcox, Robert W., Ph. D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Rinderzucht
Ranching.
Economic history.
Cattle > Technological innovations.
Beef cattle > Environmental aspects.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
Bovins de boucherie > Aspect de l'environnement > Bresil > Mato Grosso (État) > Histoire.
Ranching > Bresil > Mato Grosso (État) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Ranching > Bresil > Mato Grosso (État) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Beef cattle > Environmental aspects > Brazil > Mato Grosso (State) > History.
Cattle > Technological innovations > Brazil > Mato Grosso (State) > History > 20th century.
Cattle > Technological innovations > Brazil > Mato Grosso (State) > History > 19th century.
Ranching > Brazil > Mato Grosso (State) > History > 20th century.
Ranching > Brazil > Mato Grosso (State) > History > 19th century.
Staat Mato Grosso
Brasilien
Brazil > Mato Grosso (State)
Mato Grosso (Bresil : État) > Conditions economiques > 20e siecle.
Mato Grosso (Bresil : État) > Conditions economiques > 19e siecle.
Mato Grosso (Brazil : State) > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Mato Grosso (Brazil : State) > Economic conditions > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. The paradox of tropical ranching
  • Mirror of the land : regional geography and environmental imperatives
  • Establishing roots : the ranching economy to 1914
  • A boom of sorts : the ranching economy, 1914/1950
  • Land access : opportunities and obstacles
  • Cowboys, hands, and native peoples : labor relations
  • The dynamics of the mundane : everyday ranching
  • National breeds and Hindu idols
  • Conclusion. Transformation and continuity.

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