Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, 2006
ISBN 10: 0195172043 ISBN 13: 9780195172041
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Oxford University Press, Published 2006. Paperback, xxviii, 96 pp.; 21 cm; First Edition (with full number line); Library of Latin America series. In very good condition. Glossy illustrated paper covers show light bumping to edges and corners and mild shelf wear. Binding tight. Inscribed in black ink on half-title page by translator Ronald W. Sousa, personalized to previous owners and dated 3-15-09. Pages otherwise unmarked. Eight essays on Amazonia by the author of Os Sertoes (Rebellion in the Backlands), drawn from da Cunha's 1905 expedition up the Purus River on the Brazil-Peru border and first published in Portuguese in 1909 as A margem da historia. Mixing scientific observation with poetic language, the essays describe the Amazonian rivers, the brutal life of the rubber collectors, and the Brazilian colonial enterprise in the Acre territory. Translated by Ronald W. Sousa; edited with an introduction and notes by Lucia Sa. Contents: Series Editors' General Introduction; Introduction; Translator's Note; General Impressions; Rivers in Abandon; This Accursed Climate; The Caucheros; Judas Ahasverus; "Brazilians"; Transacreana; Glossary; Bibliography.
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Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, 2026
ISBN 10: 1009680536 ISBN 13: 9781009680530
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 340 pages. 6.00x0.71x9.00 inches. In Stock.
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, 2006
ISBN 10: 0195172043 ISBN 13: 9780195172041
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Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, 2026
ISBN 10: 100968051X ISBN 13: 9781009680516
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 340 pages. 6.00x0.81x9.00 inches. In Stock.
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, 2026
ISBN 10: 1009680536 ISBN 13: 9781009680530
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 340 pages. 6.00x0.71x9.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, 2026
ISBN 10: 100968051X ISBN 13: 9781009680516
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 340 pages. 6.00x0.81x9.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.