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Landscapes of Freedom: Building a Postemancipation Society in the Rainforests of Western Colombia (Latin American Landscapes)
| Full title: | Landscapes of Freedom: Building a Postemancipation Society in the Rainforests of Western Colombia (Latin American Landscapes) |
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| ISBN: | 9780816536740 |
| ISBN 10: | 0816536740 |
| Authors: | Leal, Claudia |
| Publisher: | University Of Arizona Press |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Num. pages: | 352 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2018 |
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Synopsis
Looking At The Interaction Of Race And Terrain During A Critical Period In Latin American History -- Voyages Into The Rainforest : An Introduction In Three Acts -- Part I. An Extractive Economy -- 1. Slave Mining And Emancipation -- 2. Freedom And The Persistence Of Extraction -- 3. Traders In Natural Commodities -- 4. The Politics Of Natural Resource Access -- Part Ii. Racialized Landscapes -- 5. Blackness, Forests, And Nation -- 6. Urban Dreams And Nightmares -- Conclusion : A People And An Environment With History. Claudia Leal. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 305-328) And Index.