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Biodiversity - Handbook of the Anthropocene in Latin America II
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Abstract Biodiversity should not be understood in biological terms only and as a thing apart from society, but rather as biocultural diversity present in the social world and in various cultures. Such a perspective might allow to relieve social conflicts as well as abuses of power, and slow the appropriation... view more
Biodiversity should not be understood in biological terms only and as a thing apart from society, but rather as biocultural diversity present in the social world and in various cultures. Such a perspective might allow to relieve social conflicts as well as abuses of power, and slow the appropriation of the biosphere. This volume of the Handbook "The Anthropocene as Multiple Crisis" focuses on biodiversity in the main macro-regions of Latin America from the colonial regime to the contemporary era of the Anthropocene. The contributions enrich contemporary debates surrounding the genealogy of the Anthropocene in Latin America with critical perspectives from the social sciences and the humanities.... view less
Keywords
Latin America; biodiversity; biosphere; environment; conservation; agriculture; cultural history; human-environment relationship; cultural geography; historical development; indigenous peoples
Classification
Ecology, Environment
General History
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Anthropocene; Conservation; Environmental Sociology; Environmental History
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Publisher
Bielefeld University Press
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
426 p.
Series
The Anthropocene as Multiple Crisis: Perspectives from Latin America
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839470121
ISBN
978-3-8394-7012-1
Status
Published Version; reviewed