Rainforest Cowboys: The Rise of Ranching and Cattle Culture in Western Amazonia Tapa dura - 2015

2015: University of Texas 2015: University of Texas 196 pp with B&W illustrations in text. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. DJ is bright and undamaged. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. As New/As New.

Austin Texas: University of Texas Press, 2015. First Edition Stated . Hard Back. Fine/Very Good. 6 1/4" X 9 1/2. 196 Pages Indexed. Book is in brand new condition with flawless interior text pages. Dust jacket is near fine with flap price $45 unclipped. This book is a part of The Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture publication funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. 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 the world that it was possible to unite forest livelihoods and environmental preservation. Nowadays, many rubber tappers and their children are turning away from the forest-based lifestyle they once sought to protect and are becoming cattle-raisers or even cowboys. This is the first book to examine the social and cultural forces… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.