Further reflections on Amazonian environmental history: Transformations of rivers and streams

Latin American Research Review

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-187

  Raffles, Hugh ^a   WinklerPrins, Antoinette M G A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; FLUVIAL PROCESS; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0346895074     PISSN: 00238791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lar.2003.0041     Document Type: Article

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