{"product_id":"victims-of-the-miracle-development-and-the-indians-of-brazil-paperback-9780521292467","title":"Victims of the Miracle; Development and the Indians of Brazil (Paperback) 9780521292467","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVictims of the Miracle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDevelopment and the Indians of Brazil\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first in-depth account by an anthropologist of the social and environmental impact of the Amazon development program.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShelton H. Davis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521292467, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 October 1977\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Brazilian government's effort to develop the immense Amazon region has created widespread controversy. Written in a clear, nonacademic style, Victims of the Miracle is the first in-depth account by an anthropologist of the social and environmental impact of the Amazon development program. Shelton Davis begins with an examination of the economic history of the Amazon Basin from World War II through the building of the Trans-Amazon Highway in 1970. He then analyzes contemporary Indian policy in Brazil and discusses the effects that highway construction and mining development projects have had on a number of Indian tribes. He also describes the rise of agribusiness in Brazil and the environmental damage caused by the recent deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Brazilian Indian policy: an historical overview\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Economic History of the Brazilian Amazon, 1940 to 1970: 2. Development plans in the postwar period\u003cbr\u003e 3. The significance of the military coup of 1964\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Contemporary Indian Policy in Brazil, 1970 to 1975: 4. The Villas Boas brothers and Indian policy in Brazil\u003cbr\u003e 5. Pacification expeditions along the Trans-Amazon highway network\u003cbr\u003e 6. The invasion of the Aripuan? Indian Park\u003cbr\u003e 7. Indain policy and the amazon mining frontier\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Social and Ecological Effects of the Polamazônia Program, 1975 to 1979: 8. The rise of agribusiness in Brazil\u003cbr\u003e 9. The deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Amazon Basin: implications for US foreign policy in Brazil\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004726989080,"sku":"9780521292467","price":27.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521292467i_e34eb9ac-a728-4611-923b-ca59fbdd6207.jpg?v=1691374687","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/victims-of-the-miracle-development-and-the-indians-of-brazil-paperback-9780521292467","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}