Format:
302 S
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Ill
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24 cm
ISBN:
9780807834336
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9780807871676
Content:
An eternal verdure: the longue dure of the zona da mata -- A laboring landscape: the environmental discourse of the Northeast's sugar elite, from Nabuco to Freyre -- A landscape of captivity: power and the definition of work and space -- Modernizing the sugar industry: cane expansion and the path toward rationalization -- The zona da mata aflame: political upheaval, strikes, and fire -- The only game in town: workers, planters, and the dictatorship -- An agricultural boom and its unexpected consequences -- Conclusion: power, labor, and the agro-environment of Pernambuco's sugarcane fields
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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An eternal verdure: the longue dure of the zona da mata -- A laboring landscape: the environmental discourse of the Northeast's sugar elite, from Nabuco to Freyre -- A landscape of captivity: power and the definition of work and space -- Modernizing the sugar industry: cane expansion and the path toward rationalization -- The zona da mata aflame: political upheaval, strikes, and fire -- The only game in town: workers, planters, and the dictatorship -- An agricultural boom and its unexpected consequences -- Conclusion: power, labor, and the agro-environment of Pernambuco's sugarcane fields.
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=31542
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