Colonization as Exploitation in the Amazon Rain Forest, 1758-1911

Colonization as Exploitation in the Amazon Rain Forest, 1758-1911

Hardback (31 Dec 1999)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Examines Portuguese and Brazilian attempts to settle the lower Amazon Basin during the 18th and 19th centuries. The text demonstrates the continuity of European colonization from the 18th century to the 20th century and maintains that ""colonization"" became a euphemism for exploitation.

Book information

ISBN: 9780813017198
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Imprint: University Press of Florida
Pub date:
DEWEY: 333.751309811
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 197
Weight: 454g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 22mm