Intro; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Maps; List of Photographs; List of Boxes; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Index
Summary
This book covers 250 years of Amazonian economic history in three chapters focusing on fundamental periods. The first section provides a unique discussion of the dynamics of the colonial Amazonian economy (1720-1822), the role of the religious orders and trade companies, and the formation of a caboclo-peasantry. This is followed by an original analysis of the rubber economy (1850-1920), based on classical and unprecedented data and considering the role of both the caboclo-peasants and the big rubber plots in the mercantile chains. The third chapter presents a pioneering analysis of the rural a
