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Indigenous Settlers of the Galápagos : Conservation Law, Race, and Society / Pilar Sánchez Voelkl.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Lexington Books, 2022. Lanham :Description: xiii, 229 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781666906592
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 986.65074 VOE
Contents:
Intro Contents Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One Ecuadorian Colonization Chapter Two Science Takes on the Galápagos Chapter Three From the Andean Highlands to the Galápagos Islands Chapter Four Salasaca Colonos Chapter Five The Disappearing "Colono" Chapter Six Translating Conservation Law Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author
Summary: Pilar Sánchez Voelkl offers an anthropological account of the early arrival and prominence of Indigenous peoples in the Galápagos Islands. Their history and everyday life reveal how multiple notions of nature, race, and society travel and meet, shaping the way conservation thought is translated into law.
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Reference Reference Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor 986.65074 VOE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 152675

Includes bibliographies and index.

Intro
Contents
Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One Ecuadorian Colonization
Chapter Two Science Takes on the Galápagos
Chapter Three From the Andean Highlands to the Galápagos Islands
Chapter Four Salasaca Colonos
Chapter Five The Disappearing "Colono"
Chapter Six Translating Conservation Law
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Pilar Sánchez Voelkl offers an anthropological account of the early arrival and prominence of Indigenous peoples in the Galápagos Islands. Their history and everyday life reveal how multiple notions of nature, race, and society travel and meet, shaping the way conservation thought is translated into law.

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