Indigenous Settlers of the Galápagos : Conservation Law, Race, and Society /
Pilar Sánchez Voelkl.
- Lanham : Lexington Books, 2022.
- xiii, 229 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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.