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Flows, Migrations, and Exchanges Serie de eBooks

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  • Creatures of Fashion

    Animals, Global Markets, and the Transformation of Patagonia

    de John Soluri ...
    Series series Flows, Migrations, and Exchanges
    Today, the mention of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego conjures images of idyllic landscapes untouched by globalization. Creatures of Fashion upends this, revealing how the exploitation of animals—terrestrial and marine, domesticated and wild, living and dead—was central to the region’s transformation from Indigenous lands into the national territories of Argentina and Chile. Drawing on evidence ... Leer más

    $20.89 USD

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  • Legacies of Space and Intangible Heritage

    Archaeology, Ethnohistory, and the Politics of Cultural Continuity in the Americas

    Edición de Fernando Armstrong-Fumero, Julio Hoil Gutierrez ...
    Legacies of Space and Intangible Heritage is an interdisciplinary exploration of the intersections between the study and management of physical sites and the reproduction of intangible cultural legacies. The volume provides nine case studies that explore different ways in which place is mediated by social, political, and ecological processes that have deep historical roots and that continue to ... Leer más

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  • New Mexico and the Pimería Alta

    The Colonial Period in the American Southwest

    Edición de John G. Douglass, William Graves ...
    Focusing on the two major areas of the Southwest that witnessed the most intensive and sustained colonial encounters, New Mexico and the Pimería Alta compares how different forms of colonialism and indigenous political economies resulted in diverse outcomes for colonists and Native peoples. Taking a holistic approach and studying both colonist and indigenous perspectives through archaeological, ... Leer más

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  • Cradle of Gold

    The Story of Hiram Bingham, a Real-Life Indiana Jones, and the Search for Machu Picchu

    de Christopher Heaney ...
    "Hiram Bingham and the Machu Picchu saga deserve no less than Cradle of Gold, Christopher Heaney's thorough, engrossing portrait." ― The Wall Street JournalIn 1911, a young Peruvian boy led an American explorer and Yale historian named Hiram Bingham into the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Hidden amidst the breathtaking heights of the Andes, this settlement of temples, tombs and palaces was ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Incas - Uncovering The Mysteries of Inca

    Forgotten Empires Series, #1

    de Peter Delagio ...
    Series Libro 1 - Forgotten Empires Series
    Uncovering The Mysteries of Inca (Forgotten Empires Series)The Incas are one of the most celebrated ancient civilizations. From truths learned by the study of their daily lives to far-fetched tales of unspeakable riches, there is much to be told.In this book you will discover all about the Inca, who they were, how they lived, their financial systems, farming methods and so much more. And the gold… ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A City on a Lake

    Urban Political Ecology and the Growth of Mexico City

    de Matthew Vitz ...
    Series series Radical Perspectives
    In A City on a Lake Matthew Vitz tracks the environmental and political history of Mexico City and explains its transformation from a forested, water-rich environment into a smog-infested megacity plagued by environmental problems and social inequality. Vitz shows how Mexico City's unequal urbanization and environmental decline stemmed from numerous scientific and social disputes over water policy ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The Great Inka Road

    Engineering an Empire

    de John Oschendorf ...
    This compelling collection of essays explores the Qhapaq nan (or Great Inca Road), an extensive network of trails reaching modern-day Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. These roads and the accompanying agricultural terraces and structures that have survived for more than six centuries are a testament to the advanced engineering and construction skills of the Inca people. The ... Leer más

    $39.99 USD

  • Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World

    A Global Ecological History

    de Gregory T. Cushman ...
    Series series Studies in Environment and History
    For centuries, bird guano has played a pivotal role in the agricultural and economic development of Latin America, East Asia and Oceania. As their populations ballooned during the Industrial Revolution, North American and European powers came to depend on this unique resource as well, helping them meet their ever-increasing farming needs. This book explores how the production and commodification ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • Ancient People of the Andes

    de Michael A. Malpass ...
    In Ancient People of the Andes**, Michael A. Malpass describes the prehistory of western South America from initial colonization to the Spanish Conquest**. All the major cultures of this region, from the Moche to the Inkas, receive thoughtful treatment, from their emergence to their demise or evolution. No South American culture that lived prior to the arrival of Europeans developed a writing ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • The Green Republic

    A Conservation History of Costa Rica

    de Sterling Evans ...
    With over 25 percent of its land set aside in national parks and other protected areas, Costa Rica is renowned worldwide as "the green republic." In this very readable history of conservation in Costa Rica, Sterling Evans explores the establishment of the country's national park system as a response to the rapid destruction of its tropical ecosystems due to the expansion of export-related ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • The Mixtecs of Oaxaca

    Ancient Times to the Present

    de Andrew K. Balkansky, Prof. Ronald Spores Sr. ...
    Series series The Civilization of the American Indian Series
    The Mixtec peoples were among the major original developers of Mesoamerican civilization. Centuries before the Spanish Conquest, they formed literate urban states and maintained a uniquely innovative technology and a flourishing economy. Today, thousands of Mixtecs still live in Oaxaca, in present-day southern Mexico, and thousands more have migrated to locations throughout Mexico, the United ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Llama

    de Helen Cowie ...
    Series Libro 80 - Animal
    Known for their haughty demeanour, woolly charm and propensity to spit when threatened, llamas have had a rich and varied history. Since their domestication high in the Andes, they have been sacrificed, farmed, smuggled and petted. They have functioned at different times as luxury commodities, literary muses and national symbols and have served as beasts of burden, circus performers and even golf ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD