A brief economic history of the Amazon (1720-1970) / by Francisco de Assis Costa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Costa, Francisco de Assis, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amazon River Region--Economic conditions.

Amazon River Region.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

This book covers 250 years of Amazonian economic history in three chapters focusing on fundamental periods. The first section provides a unique discussion of the dynamics of the colonial Amazonian economy (1720-1822), the role of the religious orders and trade companies, and the formation of a caboclo-peasantry. This is followed by an original analysis of the rubber economy (1850-1920), based on classical and unprecedented data and considering the role of both the caboclo-peasants and the big rubber plots in the mercantile chains. The third chapter presents a pioneering analysis of the rural and urban dynamics of the post-rubber boom era which lasted until the 1960s. Considering the interest that the Amazon arouses around the world, the book will appeal to the general public, and will also draw particular attention from economists, anthropologists, geographers, sociologists and ecologists, who, as researchers or policymakers, are confronted with issues of economic and social development and environmental sustainability in underdeveloped countries.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Maps

List of Photographs

List of Boxes

Preface

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5275-2311-X

OCLC:

1149101092