The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Rubber Industry: An Historical Anthropology

In this engaging book, Stephen Nugent offers an in-depth historical anthropology of a widely recognised feature of...
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Author: Stephen Nugent
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The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Rubber Industry: An Historical Anthropology by Nugent, Stephen

The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Rubber Industry: An Historical Anthropology

$177.23

The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Rubber Industry: An Historical Anthropology

$177.23
Author: Stephen Nugent
Format: Paperback
Language: English

In this engaging book, Stephen Nugent offers an in-depth historical anthropology of a widely recognised feature of the Amazon region, examining the dramatic rise and fall of the rubber industry. He considers rubber in the Amazon from the perspective of a long-term extractive industry that linked remote forest tappers to technical innovations central to the industrial transformation of Europe and North America, emphasizing the links between the social landscape of Amazonia and the global economy. Through a critical examination focused on the rubber industry, Nugent addresses myths that continue to influence perceptions of Amazonia. The book challenges widely held assumptions about the hyper-naturalism of the 'lost world' of the Amazon where 'the challenge of the tropics' is still to be faced and the 'frontiers of development' are still to be settled. It is relevant for students and scholars of anthropology, Latin American studies, history, political ecology, geography and development studies.



Author: Stephen Nugent
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/05/2017
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9781138894037

About the Author

Stephen L. Nugent is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.




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