Amazon Peasant Societies in a Changing Environment Political Ecology, Invisibility and Modernity in the Rainforest /

Amazonia is never quite what it seems. Despite regular attention in the media and numerous academic studies the Brazilian Amazon is rarely appreciated as a historical place home to a range of different societies. Often left invisible are the families who are making a living from the rivers and fores...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Adams, Cristina. (Editor), Murrieta, Rui. (Editor), Neves, Walter. (Editor), Harris, Mark. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
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