Cattle in the Backlands : : Mato Grosso and the Evolution of Ranching in the Brazilian Tropics / / Robert W. Wilcox.
Brazil has the second-largest cattle herd in the world and is a major exporter of beef. While ranching in the Amazon—and its destructive environmental consequences—receives attention from both the media and scholars, the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul actually host the most cattle. A s...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Selected Timeline for Cattle Ranching in Mato Grosso, 1580s–1980
- Maps
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- INTRODUCTION. The Paradox of Tropical Ranching
- CHAPTER ONE. Mirror of the Land: Regional Geography and Environmental Imperatives
- CHAPTER TWO. Establishing Roots: The Ranching Economy to 1914
- CHAPTER THREE. A Boom of Sorts: The Ranching Economy, 1914–1950
- CHAPTER FOUR. Land Access: Opportunities and Obstacles
- CHAPTER FIVE. Cowboys, Hands, and Native Peoples: Labor Relations
- CHAPTER SIX. The Dynamics of the Mundane: Everyday Ranching
- CHAPTER SEVEN. National Breeds and Hindu Idols
- CONCLUSION. Transformation and Continuity
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index