De Amazone
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The Colonization Of The Amazon
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Author : Anna Luiza Ozorio de Almeida
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Colonization Of The Amazon written by Anna Luiza Ozorio de Almeida and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Business & Economics categories.
Deforestation in the Amazon, one of today's top environmental concerns, began during a period of rapid colonization in the 1970s. Throughout that decade, Anna Luiza Ozorio de Almeida, a Stanford-trained economist, conducted a complex and massive economic study of what was going on in the Amazon, who was investing what, what was gained, and what it cost in all its aspects. The Colonization of the Amazon, the resulting work, brings together information on the physical, demographic, institutional, and economic dimensions of directed settlement in the Amazon Basin and raises significant questions about the gains and losses of the settlers, the reasons for these outcomes, and the economic rationale behind the devastation of the rainforest. Particularly illuminating is Almeida's exploration of the role of the frontier in Brazil and her distinction between types of migrants and migrations. She concludes that the political costs avoided by not undertaking agrarian reform are being paid by devastating the Amazon, with the conflict between distribution and conservation steadily worsening. Today, it can no longer be circumvented.
America S First Ally
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Author : Norman Desmarais
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2019-01-19
America S First Ally written by Norman Desmarais and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-19 with History categories.
The Revolutionary War historian provides “a comprehensive and accessible guide” to the vital influence France had on America’s path to independence (Publishers Weekly). French support for United States independence was both vital and varied, ranging from ideological inspiration to financial and military support. In this study, historian Norman Desmarais offers an in-depth analysis of this crucial relationship, exploring whether America could have won its independence without its first ally. Demarais begins with the contributions of French Enlightenment thinkers who provided the intellectual frameworks for the American and French revolutions. He then covers the many forms of aid provided by France during the Revolutionary War, including the contributions of individual French officers and troops, as well as covert aid provided before the war began. France also provided naval assistance, particularly to the American privateers who harassed British shipping. Detailed accounts drawn from ships’ logs, court and auction records, newspapers, letters, diaries, journals, and pension applications. In a more sweeping analysis, Desmarais explores the international nature of a war which some consider the first world war. When France and Spain entered the conflict, they fought the Crown forces in their respective areas of economic interest. In addition to the engagements in the Atlantic Ocean, along the American and European coasts and in the West Indies, there are accounts of action in India and the East Indies, South America and Africa.
Legacies In Steel
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Author : Hermann Hampe
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2019-01-04
Legacies In Steel written by Hermann Hampe and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-04 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Nearly 100 German military edged weapons are presented in this sumptuously photographed volume featuring information about their owners. Spanning nearly two hundred years, Legacies in Steel is an in-depth photographic study of historical edged weapons from the German military. The elegant details of each selection are displayed in close-up detail. Many of these weapons belonged to nobility, aristocrats, high-ranking military personnel as well as soldiers and seamen. Where possible, the careers and exploits of these former owners are highlighted, bringing both personal and historical context to these beautifully crafted artifacts. By the 19th century, swords and daggers were no longer effective fighting weapons, but they maintained their popularity in Western Europe as uniform regalia. They were carried as a symbol of authority, achievement, and most importantly, honor. These weapons were produced with great skill and at high cost, requiring the skill of specialized artisans, often using precious metals and ivory, elaborate hand engraving and chiseling. Blades were fabricated of the highest quality Solingen steel. Folded steel Damascus blades were also painstakingly produced. Many examples are unique and border on singular works of art.
A Ditadura Militar E A Governan A Da Gua No Brasil The Military Dictatorship And Water Governance In Brazil
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Author : Fernanda de Souza Braga
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2020-05-08
A Ditadura Militar E A Governan A Da Gua No Brasil The Military Dictatorship And Water Governance In Brazil written by Fernanda de Souza Braga and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-08 with Science categories.
In recent decades there has been an exponential increase in large hydroelectric plants in Brazil, especially in the Amazon region. These large hydraulic structures impact the environment and the lives of people living in the places where they settle and require a special type of water governance. The dictatorial regime (1964-1985) created a "standard" for the construction of these great structures, through an institutional and legal framework, which benefited the Brazilian business elite but also, through the creation of a popular imagination, which shows itself lasting progress on the country's progress and development. The suspension of security, the fragility of institutional environmental structures, the disrespect for indigenous reserves, the lack of clarity about the concept of "affected population" and the non-payment of fair compensation were identified as one of the main challenges for a democratic water governance in the country. In the late 1970s, the Dam-Affected Movement (MAB) began its organization and is also studied in this research. The study is an important and insightful academic contribution to the understanding of the main bottlenecks of effective water governance in Brazil.
The Marquis De La Fayette In The America
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Author : Charlemagne Tower
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2005-08-01
The Marquis De La Fayette In The America written by Charlemagne Tower and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-01 with History categories.
Comparatively few people of the present generation are aware of the inestimable benefits which the French nation conferred upon our forefathers during the American Revolution, at a time when America was without credit abroad and when our ca -Charlemagne Tower, Jr., in the Preface In this 1895 biography of one of the key figures of the American Revolution, writer and diplomat Tower traces the career of the Marquis de La Fayette from his arrival in America in 1777 until his return to France after the surrender of Cornwallis in 17 These two vital volumes are an insightful look at a period of American history during which the fledgling nation looked abroad for sustenance and succor. CHARLEMAGNE TOWER, JR. (1848-1923), son of American financier Charlemagne Tower, was trustee of the University of Pennsylvania and president of its department of archaeology and paleontology. He served as U.S. minister to Austria-Hungary from 1897 to 1
The Marquis De La Fayette In The American Revolution
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Author : Charlemagne Tower
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
The Marquis De La Fayette In The American Revolution written by Charlemagne Tower and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with United States categories.
The Marquis De La Fayette In The American Revolution With Some Account Of The Attitude Of France Toward The War Of Independence
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Author : Charlemagne Tower
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
The Marquis De La Fayette In The American Revolution With Some Account Of The Attitude Of France Toward The War Of Independence written by Charlemagne Tower and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with categories.
India Rubber And Gutta Percha
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Author : A. M. et J.. Ferguson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
India Rubber And Gutta Percha written by A. M. et J.. Ferguson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with categories.
The Devil And Mr Casement
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Author : Jordan Goodman
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2020-05-05
The Devil And Mr Casement written by Jordan Goodman and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-05 with History categories.
In September 1910, the human rights activist and anti-imperialist Roger Casement arrived in the Amazon to investigate reports of widespread human rights abuses in the vast forests stretching along the Putumayo river. There, the Peruvian entrepreneur Julio Csar Arana ran an area the size of Belgium as his own private fiefdom; his British registered company operated a systematic programme of torture, exploitation and murder. Fresh from documenting the scarcely imaginable atrocities perpetrated by King Leopold in the Congo, Casement was confronted with an all too recognisable scenario. He uncovered an appalling catalogue of abuse: nearly 30,000 Indians had died to produce four thousand tonnes of rubber. From the Peruvian rainforests to the City of London, Jordan Goodman recounts a crime against humanity that history has almost forgotten, but whose exposure in 1912 sent shockwaves around the world. Drawing on a wealth of original research, The Devil and Mr Casement is a story of colonial exploitation and corporate greed with enormous contemporary political resonance.
Causes And Consequences Of Human Migration
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Author : Michael H. Crawford
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-11-08
Causes And Consequences Of Human Migration written by Michael H. Crawford and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-08 with Social Science categories.
Migration is a widespread human activity dating back to the origin of our species. Advances in genetic sequencing have greatly increased our ability to track prehistoric and historic population movements and allowed migration to be described both as a biological and socioeconomic process. Presenting the latest research, Causes and Consequences of Human Migration provides an evolutionary perspective on human migration past and present. Crawford and Campbell have brought together leading thinkers who provide examples from different world regions, using historical, demographic and genetic methodologies, and integrating archaeological, genetic and historical evidence to reconstruct large-scale population movements in each region. Other chapters discuss established questions such as the Basque origins and the Caribbean slave trade. More recent evidence on migration in ancient and present day Mexico is also presented. Pitched at a graduate audience, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in human population movements.