by Alain Gheerbrant · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780500300053
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«The Amazon: Past, Present and Future» is the historical essay by Alain Gheerbrant, published by Thames & Hudson Ltd in paperback (192 pages, in English).
Illustrated account of the Amazon that spans from the arrival of the conquistadors in 1542 to the present: the rubber boom in the nineteenth century, the lives of the region's peoples, and the environmental and social challenges of the twenty-first century. A journey through the history, geography, and people of the Amazon basin.
Work translated from French, originally published in 1988 as «L'Amazone un géant blessé»; includes index and bibliography.
For readers interested in the history of South America, travel narratives, and popular science on the Amazon and its peoples.
