A Living Past: Environmental Histories of Modern Latin America (Environment in History: International Perspectives, 13)

Synopsis

Finding The Latin American In Latin American Environmental History / John Soluri, Claudia Leal, Jose Augusto Padua -- Mexico's Ecological Revolutions / Chris Boyer, Martha Micheline Cariño Olvera -- The Greater Caribbean And The Transformation Of Tropicality / Reinaldo Funes Monzote -- Indigenous Imprints And Remnants In The Tropical Andes / Nicolás Cuvi -- The Dilemma Of The Splendid Cradle : Nature And Territory In The Construction Of Brazil / José Augusto Pádua -- From Threatening To Threatened Jungles / Claudia Leal -- The Wall And The Ivy : Environmental Narratives From An Urban Continent / Lise Sedrez, Regina Horta Duarte -- Home Cooking : Campesinos, Cuisine, And Agrodiversity / John Soluri -- Hoofprints : Cattle Ranching And Landscape Transformation / Shawn Van Ausdal, Robert W. Wilcox -- Extraction Stories : Workers, Nature, And Communities In The Mining And Oil Industries / Myrna I. Santiago -- Prodigality And Sustainability : The Environmental Sciences And The Quest For Development / Stuart Mccook -- A Panorama Of Parks : Deep Nature, Depopulation, And The Cadence Of Conserving Nature / Emily Wakild -- Latin American Environmental History In Global Perspective / J.r. Mcneill. Edited By John Soluri, Claudia Leal, And José Augusto Pádua. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.