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Amazonia in the Anthropocene: People, Soils, Plants, Forests

Autor Nicholas C. Kawa
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 mai 2016
Widespread human alteration of the planet has led many scholars to claim that we have entered a new epoch in geological time: the Anthropocene, an age dominated by humanity. This ethnography is the first to directly engage the Anthropocene, tackling its problems and paradoxes from the vantage point of the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
Drawing from extensive ethnographic research, Nicholas Kawa examines how pre-Columbian Amerindians and contemporary rural Amazonians have shaped their environment, describing in vivid detail their use and management of the region’s soils, plants, and forests. At the same time, he highlights the ways in which the Amazonian environment resists human manipulation and control—a vital reminder in this time of perceived human dominance. Written in engaging, accessible prose, Amazonia in the Anthropocene offers an innovative contribution to debates about humanity’s place on the planet, encouraging deeper ecocentric thinking and a more inclusive vision of ecology for the future.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781477308448
ISBN-10: 147730844X
Pagini: 202
Ilustrații: 15 b&w photos, 1 b&w map
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press

Notă biografică

NICHOLAS C. KAWA is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the Ohio State University, where he researches biodiversity management and agricultural sustainability in the Amazon region.

Cuprins

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Amazonia in the Anthropocene
  • 2. People
  • 3. Soils
  • 4. Plants
  • 5. Forests
  • 6. From the Anthropocene to the Ecozoic?
  • Appendix: Useful Botanical Species Surveyed in Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

Descriere

With implications for the human role in global environmental change, this timely study explores how pre-Columbian Amerindians and contemporary rural Amazonians have affected their environment and how that environment sometimes resists human manipulation.