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Editing Eden: A Reconsideration of Identity, Politics, and Place in Amazonia
Frank Hutchins
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Paperback. Analyses contemporary issues in the Amazon and the interaction between Amazonian people and external forces. This book focuses on case studies from Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador regarding the themes of indigeneity, community making, development politics, and the transcendence of indigenous/non-indigenous divides. Editor(s): Hutchins, Frank; Wilson, Patrick C. Num Pages: 306 pages, 5 Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; JHMP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Recent scholarship on the Amazon has challenged depictions of the region that emphasize its natural exuberance or represent its residents as historically isolated peoples stoically resisting challenges from powerful global forces. The contributors to this volume follow this lead by situating the discussion of the Amazon and its inhabitants at the intersections of identity politics, debates about socioeconomic sovereignty, and processes of place making. Editing Eden focuses on case studies from Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador regarding the themes of indigeneity, community making, development politics, and the transcendence of indigenous/nonindigenous divides. Portraits of the Amazon emerge through an analysis of indigenous ... Read more
Recent scholarship on the Amazon has challenged depictions of the region that emphasize its natural exuberance or represent its residents as historically isolated peoples stoically resisting challenges from powerful global forces. The contributors to this volume follow this lead by situating the discussion of the Amazon and its inhabitants at the intersections of identity politics, debates about socioeconomic sovereignty, and processes of place making. Editing Eden focuses on case studies from Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador regarding the themes of indigeneity, community making, development politics, and the transcendence of indigenous/nonindigenous divides. Portraits of the Amazon emerge through an analysis of indigenous ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803216129
SKU
V9780803216129
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About Frank Hutchins
Frank Hutchins is an associate professor of anthropology at Bellarmine University in Kentucky. Patrick C. Wilson is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada.
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