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At the end of the rainbow? : gold, land, and people in the Brazilian Amazon / Gordon MacMillan.
LIBRA HD9536.B83 R676 1995
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacMillan, Gordon.
- Series:
- Methods and cases in conservation science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gold mines and mining--Brazil--Roraima.
- Gold mines and mining.
- Gold miners--Brazil--Roraima.
- Gold miners.
- Yanomamo Indians--Brazil--Roraima.
- Yanomamo Indians.
- Brazil--Roraima.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 199 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [1995]
- Summary:
- This book explains how gold fever came to grip the Amazon and considers the changes it has brought to the region. It contains a vivid account of the violent clash between forty thousand miners and the Yanamami Indians in the state of Roraima, as well as thoroughly researched arguments that explore the perspectives of the farmers, ranchers, natives, and others involved in this historic moment.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-[192]) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231103549
- 0231103557
- OCLC:
- 32202517
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