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Author Hoelle, Jeffrey, 1976- author.

Title Rainforest cowboys : the rise of ranching and cattle culture in western Amazonia / Jeffrey Hoelle.

Publication Info. Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2015.

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Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents List of illustrations -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- The journey to acre -- The expansion of cattle raising in acre -- Ruminations on cattle economies and cattle cultures -- Ideologies of nature and human¿environment interactions -- The ranchers: smooth hands, progress, and production -- The city and the contri -- Here¿s the beef: symbol, sustenance, and hamburger connections -- Rubber-tapper and colonist transitions : environment, practice, and identity -- The appropriation of cattle culture : perceptions, behaviors, and methodological considerations -- The full picture -- Appendix A. Social groups and research area -- Appendix B. Methods and data -- Appendix C. Levels of agreement among social groups -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.
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Subject Beef cattle -- Environmental aspects -- Brazil -- Acre.
Beef cattle -- Environmental aspects.
Brazil -- Acre.
Beef cattle.
Ranching -- Environmental aspects -- Brazil -- Acre.
Ranching -- Environmental aspects.
Deforestation -- Brazil -- Acre.
Human ecology -- Brazil -- Acre.
Human ecology.
Ranching.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
Deforestation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
Viehwirtschaft.
Umweltschaden.
Brasilien.
Genre/Form Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Hoelle, Jeffrey, 1976- Rainforest cowboys. First Edition 9780292761346 (DLC) 2014023106 (OCoLC)892304583
ISBN 9780292768154 (electronic book)
029276815X (electronic book)
9780292768161
0292768168
9780292761346
0292761341