Rainforest cowboys the rise of ranching and cattle culture in western Amazonia / Jeffrey Hoelle.
| Author/creator | Hoelle, Jeffrey, 1976- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First Edition. |
| Publication Info | Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2015] |
| Description | xiv, 196 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | List of illustrations -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- The journey to acre -- The expansion of cattle raising in acre -- Ruminations on cattle economies and cattle cultures -- Ideologies of nature and human-environment interactions -- The ranchers: smooth hands, progress, and production -- The city and the contri -- Here's the beef: symbol, sustenance, and hamburger connections -- Rubber-tapper and colonist transitions : environment, practice, and identity -- The appropriation of cattle culture : perceptions, behaviors, and methodological considerations -- The full picture -- Appendix A. Social groups and research area -- Appendix B. Methods and data -- Appendix C. Levels of agreement among social groups -- Works cited -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014023106 |
| ISBN | 9780292761346 (cloth : alk. paper) |