Volkswagen in the Amazon
by Antoine Acker
Title:
Volkswagen in the Amazon
Author:
Antoine Acker
Series (if any):
Global and International History
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
326 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 8 Halftones, black and white
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:
9781107197428
EAN:
9781107197428
Classifications:
Interdisciplinary studies
Weight (g):
754
Dimensions (mm):
235 x 161 x 26
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£124.80
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Description
This book studies the interplay between deforestation, forced labor, and capitalist development in the Amazon through a case study involving Volkswagen in the years of the Brazilian military dictatorship. Focused on both international and local connections, it shows how an agenda for tropical rainforests emerged through economic globalization.
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