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

Title
Rainforest cowboys [electronic resource] : the rise of ranching and cattle culture in western Amazonia / Jeffrey Hoelle.
Author
Hoelle, Jeffrey, 1976-
Publication
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2015]

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Description
1 online resource (xiv, 196 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Uniform Title
Rainforest cowboys (Online)
Alternative Title
Rainforest cowboys (Online)
Subject
  • Beef cattle > Environmental aspects > Brazil > Acre
  • Ranching > Environmental aspects > Brazil > Acre
  • Deforestation > Brazil > Acre
  • Human ecology > Brazil > Acre
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
List of illustrations -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- The journey to acre -- The expansion of cattle raising in acre -- Ruminations on cattle economies and cattle cultures -- Ideologies of nature and human-environment interactions -- The ranchers: smooth hands, progress, and production -- The city and the contri -- Here's the beef: symbol, sustenance, and hamburger connections -- Rubber-tapper and colonist transitions : environment, practice, and identity -- The appropriation of cattle culture : perceptions, behaviors, and methodological considerations -- The full picture -- Appendix A. Social groups and research area -- Appendix B. Methods and data -- Appendix C. Levels of agreement among social groups -- Works cited -- Index.
LCCN
2014023106
OCLC
ssj0001422769
Author
Hoelle, Jeffrey, 1976-
Title
Rainforest cowboys [electronic resource] : the rise of ranching and cattle culture in western Amazonia / Jeffrey Hoelle.
Imprint
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2015]
Edition
First Edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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