| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 186 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Amazonia in the anthropocene -- People -- Soils -- Plants -- Forests -- From the anthropocene to the ecozoic? |
| Summary |
"Widespread human alteration of the planet has led many scholars to claim that we have entered a new epoch in geological time: the Anthropocene, an age dominated by humanity. This ethnography is the first to directly engage the Anthropocene, tackling its problems and paradoxes from the vantage point of the world's largest tropical rainforest. Drawing from extensive ethnographic research, Nicholas Kawa examines how pre-Columbian Amerindians and contemporary rural Amazonians have shaped their environment, describing in vivid detail their use and management of the region's soils, plants, and forests. At the same time, he highlights the ways in which the Amazonian environment resists human manipulation and control -- a vital reminder in this time of perceived human dominance. Written in engaging, accessible prose, Amazonia in the Anthropocene offers an innovative contribution to debates about humanity's place on the planet, encouraging deeper ecocentric thinking and a more inclusive vision of ecology for the future."--Back cover. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Human ecology -- Amazon River Region.
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Human ecology. |
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Amazon River Region. |
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Climatic changes -- Amazon River Region.
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Climatic changes. |
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Human beings -- Effect of environment on -- Amazon River Region.
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Human geography -- Amazon River Region.
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Human beings -- Effect of environment on. |
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Amazon River Region -- Environmental conditions.
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Human geography. |
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Environmental conditions. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography. |
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Ecology. |
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Anthropogener Einfluss. |
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Klimaänderung. |
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Umweltveränderung. |
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Amazonas-Gebiet. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kawa, Nicholas C., 1981- Amazonia in the Anthropocene. First edition. Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016 9781477307991 1477307990 (DLC) 2015021607 (OCoLC)919452024 |
| ISBN |
9781477308004 (electronic book) |
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1477308008 (electronic book) |
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9781477308011 (nonlibrary e-book) |
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1477308016 (nonlibrary e-book) |
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9781477307991 |
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1477307990 |
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9781477308448 |
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147730844X |
| Sudoc No. |
Z UA380.8 K179am |
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