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Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0521292468I5N00
The first in-depth account by an anthropologist of the social and environmental impact of the Amazon development program.
Descrizione del libro: The Brazilian government's effort to develop the immense Amazon region has created widespread controversy. Written in a clear, nonacademic style, Victims of the Miracle is the first in-depth account by an anthropologist of the social and environmental impact of the Amazon development program.
Titolo: Victims of the Miracle: Development and the ...
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1977
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Fair
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket
Da: N. Fagin Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: Good. 1977/1984. South America, Native Americans. Cambridge University Press. 205p., good+ paperback. 7/24 2nd floor. Codice articolo 929334746
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Da: A Good Read, LLC, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Reprint. Light bumps and shelf wear. Codice articolo 037918
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Da: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
paperback. Condizione: Good. Some highlighting, and underlining throughout. Codice articolo mon0004020809
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Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Reprint. xviii, 205 pages. Paperback; H 20.75cm x L 13.75cm. Stiff paper covers rubbed with slight wear to corners. Some foxing to edges but interior pages are clean and binding is firm. A very good copy. Chapter titles: "Brazilian Indian policy: an historical overview;" "The economic history of the Brazilian Amazon, 1940-1970;" "Development plans in the postwar period;" "The significance of the military coup of 1964;" "Contemporary Indian policy in Brazil, 1970-1975;" "The Villas Boas brothers and Indian policy in Brazil;" "Pacification expeditions along the Trans-Amazon highway network;" "The invasion of the Aripuana Indian Park;" "Indian policy and the Amazon mining frontier;" "The social and ecological effects of the Polamazonia Program, 1975 to 1979;" "The rise of agribusiness in Brazil;" "The deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon;" and "The Amazon Basin: implication for U.S. foreign policy in Brazil." ISBN 0521292468. Codice articolo PXZP-10843
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Da: ABLEBOOKS, Hollywood, FL, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 205 pp. Reprint. First published, 1977. Scholarly study of the Indians of the Amazon, Brazil. Spine creased otherwise a fine copy. Quoting the publisher: "Victims of the MIracle" is the first in-depth account by an anthropologist of the social and environmental impact of the Amazon development program. . . Shelton Davis begins with an examination of the economic history of the Trans-Amazon Highway in 1970. He then analyzes contemporary Indian policy in Brazil and discusses the effects that highway construction and mining development projects have had on a number of Indian tribes. He also describes the rise of agribusiness in Brazil and the environmental damage caused by the recent deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon. In his analysis of the structure of the Brazilian political economy, Professor Davis pays special attention to the influence of multinational corporations and their relationship to the Brazilian government. The social and ecological implications. . . are fully explored and. . . questioned. Size: 21 x 14 cm. 0.0. Codice articolo 2012
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Da: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very Good. 1978 printing. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Codice articolo 4726090-6
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Da: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. 1978 printing. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Codice articolo 615913-75
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Da: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0521292468I3N00
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Da: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Paperback; the covers are lightly tanned and shelfworn with slightly raised leading edges. Light marks on the page block. Very good condition with sound binding and clear content. CM. Used. Codice articolo 488173
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Da: Harmonium Books, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Like New. Trade pbk.; unmarked; no bent/torn pp; cover fine. Codice articolo L9A-AR6-5O3
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