Convergence on Cattle: Political Ecology, Social Group Perceptions, and Socioeconomic Relationships in Acre, Brazil

Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-106

  Hoelle, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Cattle culture; Cattle raising; Political ecology

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84856948091     PISSN: 21539553     EISSN: 1556486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2153-9561.2011.01053.x     Document Type: Article

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