by HughRaffles (Author)
Demonstrates that the Amazon is an outcome of the intimately intertwined histories of humans and nonhumans. This book introduces a diverse range of characters - from sixteenth-century explorers and their native rivals to nineteenth-century naturalists and contemporary ecologists, logging company executives, and river-traders.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 07 Oct 2002
ISBN 10: 0691048851
ISBN 13: 9780691048857