- Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 323 pages) : illustrations.
- Uniform Title
- Cattle in the Backlands (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Cattle in the Backlands (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-306) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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.
- LCCN
- 2016020979
- OCLC
- ssj0001771328
- Author
Wilcox, Robert W., Ph. D.
- Title
Cattle in the Backlands [electronic resource] : Mato Grosso and the evolution of ranching in the Brazilian tropics / Robert W. Wilcox.
- Imprint
Austin : University of Texas Press, [2017]
- Edition
First edition.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-306) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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