The State and the Awajún: Frontier Expansion in the Upper Amazon, 1541-1990

by Bartholomew Dean

Book Overview

The State and the Awaj n: Frontier Expansion in the Upper Amazon, 1541-1990 demonstrates how the indigenous people of Amazonia have been subjected to a series of regional, national, and international socioeconomic and political processes that have shaped their lives. The text explores how extractive economies in Amazonia have provided fleeting periods of elite prosperity, but ultimately at the expense of the regions biocultural diversity.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1516547969
• ISBN13: 9781516547968
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"