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The People of the River : Nature and Identity in Black Amazonia, 1835–1945 by Oscar de la Torre is a business book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The People of the River : Nature and Identity in Black Amazonia, 1835–1945 about?
<p>In this history of the black peasants of Amazonia, Oscar de la Torre focuses on the experience of African-descended people navigating the transition from slavery to freedom. He draws on social and environmental history to connect them intimately to the natural landscape and to Indigenous peoples. Relying on this world as a repository for traditions, discourses, and strategies that they retrieved especially in moments of conflict, Afro-Brazilians fought for autonomous communities and developed
Who reads The People of the River : Nature and Identity in Black Amazonia, 1835–1945?
It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.
Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.
- Author
- Oscar de la Torre
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781469643243
- Category
- business
- Subjects
- History, Sociology, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25