Amazon peasant societies in a changing environment: political ecology, invisibility and modernity in the rainforest

Amazonia is never quite what it seems. Despite regular attention in the mediaand numerous academic studies the Brazilian Amazon is rarely appreciated as ahistorical place home to a range of different societies. Often left invisibleare the families who are making a living from the rivers and forests of the region. Broadly characterizing these people as peasants Amazon Peasant Societies in a Changing Environment seeks to bring together research by anthropologists, historians, political ecologists and biologists. A new paradigm emerges which helps understand the way in which Amazonian modernity has developed. This book addresses a comprehensive range of questions from the politics of conservation and sustainable development to the organization of women’s work and the diet and health of Amazonian people. Apart from offering an analysis of a neglected aspect of Amazonia this collection represents a unique interdisciplinary exercise on the nature of one of the most beguiling regions of the world. Provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of different aspects of Amazonian societies from health to history Empirical research based on long term fieldwork and in-depth analysis from the latest Amazonian studies Discusses political aspects of environmentalism Forges new understanding of Brazilian Amazonia INDICE: From the contents Introduction.- Part I: Identity, History and Society.- Part II: Sustainability and Development Policies.- Part III: Resource Management.- Part IV: Gender and Daily Life.- Part V: Diet and Health.- Conclusion.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-9282-4
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 480
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés