Cultural Forests of the Amazon: A Historical Ecology of People and Their Landscapes

by William Balée and William L. Balée

Book Overview

Winner of the Society for Economic Botany's Mary W. Klinger Book Award.

Cultural Forests of the Amazon is a comprehensive and diverse account of how indigenous people transformed landscapes and managed resources in the most extensive region of tropical forests in the world. Until recently, most scholars and scientists, as well as the general public, thought indigenous people had a minimal impact on Amazon forests, once considered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817358323
• ISBN13: 9780817358327
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"