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Amazonia : territorial struggles on perennial frontiers /

This text chronicles centuries of territorial disputes in Amazonia. It describes the factors that have created two unique biophysical and political environments at opposite ends of the rain forest.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Little, Paul E. (Paul Elliott), 1953-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2001]
Series:Center books in natural history.
Subjects:
Human ecology > Amazon River Valley > History.
Amazon River Valley > Economic conditions.
Human ecology > Brazil > Jari River Valley (Amapá and Pará)
Human ecology > Ecuador > Aguarico River Valley.
Jari River Valley (Amapá and Pará, Brazil) > Economic conditions.
Aguarico River Valley (Ecuador) > Economic conditions.
Amazon River Valley > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Jari River Valley (Amapá and Pará, Brazil) > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Aguarico River Valley (Ecuador) > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Description
Summary:This text chronicles centuries of territorial disputes in Amazonia. It describes the factors that have created two unique biophysical and political environments at opposite ends of the rain forest.
Physical Description:xv, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-280) and index.
ISBN:0801866618 (hardcover : alk. paper)