Bibliograph

The people of the river, nature and identity in Black Amazonia, 1835-1945, Oscar de la Torre

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The people of the river, nature and identity in Black Amazonia, 1835-1945, Oscar de la Torre

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-217) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The people of the river

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1028583693

Responsibility statement

Oscar de la Torre

Sub title

nature and identity in Black Amazonia, 1835-1945

Summary

"In this history of the black peasants of Amazonia, Oscar de la Torre focuses on the experience of African-descended people navigating the transition from slavery to freedom. Drawing on social and environmental history, he connects the Amazonians intimately to their natural landscapes. Relying on the natural world as a repository for traditions, discourses, and strategies that they retrieved especially in moments of conflict, Afro-Brazilians fought for autonomous communities and developed a vibrant ethnic identity that supported their struggles over labor, land, and citizenship."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction : two stories about rivers, people, and politics -- After the reign of terror : slavery and the economy of post-Cabanagem Pará, 1835-c.1870 -- Killing the big snake : myth and history in the Trombetas River, 1800-1888 -- I do not buy my freedom because I am not a fool : environmental creolization and the erection of communities in the senzalas, 1850-1888 -- Working almost as slaves? : the post-abolition Brazil nut trade, 1888-1930 -- Citizens of Tauapará : landscape, law, and citizenship in the senzalas, 1862-c.1944 -- The people of the Curuá River : black rural protest and the Vargas era in Amazonia, 1921-1945 -- Conclusion

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