The forbidden lands : colonial identity, frontier violence, and the persistence of Brazil's eastern Indians, 1750-1830 / Hal Langfur.

Author/creator Langfur, Hal
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxv, 408 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Land settlement--Brazil. --Minas Gerais. --History.
Violence--Brazil. --Minas Gerais. --History.
Indians of South America--Brazil. --Minas Gerais. --History.
Black people--Brazil. --Minas Gerais. --History.
Brazil--Territorial expansion.
Brazil--History. --1763-1822.
Brazil--History. --Empire, 1822-1889.
Minas Gerais (Brazil)--History.
Brazil--Race relations.

Contents Uncertain refuge : the shifting geography of a frontier in the making -- Ordered space, disorderly peoples : challenging Portugal's frontier policies -- In the eastern forests : territorializing colonial society -- The "useless people" : free persons of color and the racial geography of the frontier -- The assault on the eastern sertão -- Sources of conflict : the elusive evidence of Indian incorporation and resistance -- Cannibalism and other "abominable scenes" : frontier violence as cultural exchange -- War.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [373]-396) and index.
LCCN 2005037517
ISBN0804751803 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804751803

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F2534 .L325 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold