A Living Past: Environmental Histories of Modern Latin America (Environment in History: International Perspectives Book 13)

Though still a relatively young field, the study of Latin American environmental history is blossoming, as the contributions to this definitive volume demonstrate. Bringing together thirteen leading experts on the region, __A Living Past__ synthesizes a wide range of scholarship to offer new perspectives on environmental change in Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean since the nineteenth century. Each chapter provides insightful, up-to-date syntheses of current scholarship on critical countries and ecosystems (including Brazil, Mexico, the Caribbean, the tropical Andes, and tropical forests) and such cross-cutting themes as agriculture, conservation, mining, ranching, science, and urbanization. Together, these studies provide valuable historical contexts for making sense of contemporary environmental challenges facing the region. Finding The Latin American In Latin American Environmental History / John Soluri, Claudia Leal, Jose Augusto Padua -- Mexico's Ecological Revolutions / Chris Boyer, Martha Micheline Cariño Olvera -- The Greater Caribbean And The Transformation Of Tropicality / Reinaldo Funes Monzote -- Indigenous Imprints And Remnants In The Tropical Andes / Nicolás Cuvi -- The Dilemma Of The Splendid Cradle : Nature And Territory In The Construction Of Brazil / José Augusto Pádua -- From Threatening To Threatened Jungles / Claudia Leal -- The Wall And The Ivy : Environmental Narratives From An Urban Continent / Lise Sedrez, Regina Horta Duarte -- Home Cooking : Campesinos, Cuisine, And Agrodiversity / John Soluri -- Hoofprints : Cattle Ranching And Landscape Transformation / Shawn Van Ausdal, Robert W. Wilcox -- Extraction Stories : Workers, Nature, And Communities In The Mining And Oil Industries / Myrna I. Santiago -- Prodigality And Sustainability : The Environmental Sciences And The Quest For Development / Stuart Mccook -- A Panorama Of Parks : Deep Nature, Depopulation, And The Cadence Of Conserving Nature / Emily Wakild -- Latin American Environmental History In Global Perspective / J.r. Mcneill. Edited By John Soluri, Claudia Leal, And José Augusto Pádua. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Though still a relatively young field, the study of Latin American environmental history is no longer in its infancy. Bringing together thirteen leading experts on the region, A Living Past gives a transnational and thematically diverse survey of historical developments since the nineteenth century.