Territories, Commodities and Knowledges: Latin American Environmental Histories in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Christian Brannstrom
University of London Press
2004-02-01

Examines emerging methodologies and conceptual debates within the environmental history of Latin America. Issues addressed include the territorial expansion of the state and its impact on environmental resources and indigenous populations; environmental transformation; and landscape ""improvements"" brought about by technological change.

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  • Latin America
  • c 1800 to c 1900
  • 20th century
  • Economic history
  • The environment
  • History of the Americas
  • Conservation of the environment
  • Environmental policy and protocols
  • Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America
  • 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899
  • 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
  • Economic history
  • The environment
  • Environmental Humanities
  • Languages, Cultures and Societies ⇒ Latin American and Caribbean Studies
  • environment
  • environmental history
  • expansion
  • territory

Territories, Commodities and Knowledges: Latin American Environmental Histories in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Christian Brannstrom

University of London Press

2004-02-01

Examines emerging methodologies and conceptual debates within the environmental history of Latin America. Issues addressed include the territorial expansion of the state and its impact on environmental resources and indigenous populations; environmental transformation; and landscape ""improvements"" brought about by technological change.

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Topics

  • Latin America
  • c 1800 to c 1900
  • 20th century
  • Economic history
  • The environment
  • History of the Americas
  • Conservation of the environment
  • Environmental policy and protocols
  • Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America
  • 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899
  • 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
  • Economic history
  • The environment
  • Environmental Humanities
  • Languages, Cultures and Societies ⇒ Latin American and Caribbean Studies
  • environment
  • environmental history
  • expansion
  • territory