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035			_a(OCoLC)1269269069
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084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aWilcox, Robert W. _eautore
245	1	0	_aCattle in the Backlands : _bMato Grosso and the Evolution of Ranching in the Brazilian Tropics / _cRobert W. Wilcox.
264		1	_aAustin : _bUniversity of Texas Press, _c[2021]
264		4	_c©2017
300			_a1 online resource (344 p.)
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505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tContents -- _tSelected Timeline for Cattle Ranching in Mato Grosso, 1580s–1980 -- _tMaps -- _tPreface and Acknowledgments -- _tINTRODUCTION. The Paradox of Tropical Ranching -- _tCHAPTER ONE. Mirror of the Land: Regional Geography and Environmental Imperatives -- _tCHAPTER TWO. Establishing Roots: The Ranching Economy to 1914 -- _tCHAPTER THREE. A Boom of Sorts: The Ranching Economy, 1914–1950 -- _tCHAPTER FOUR. Land Access: Opportunities and Obstacles -- _tCHAPTER FIVE. Cowboys, Hands, and Native Peoples: Labor Relations -- _tCHAPTER SIX. The Dynamics of the Mundane: Everyday Ranching -- _tCHAPTER SEVEN. National Breeds and Hindu Idols -- _tCONCLUSION. Transformation and Continuity -- _tNotes -- _tGlossary -- _tIndex
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aBrazil has the second-largest cattle herd in the world and is a major exporter of beef. While ranching in the Amazon—and its destructive environmental consequences—receives attention from both the media and scholars, the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul actually host the most cattle. A significant beef producer in Brazil beginning in the late nineteenth century, the region served as a laboratory for raising cattle in the tropics, where temperate zone ranching practices do not work. Mato Grosso ranchers and cowboys transformed ranching’s relationship with the environment, including the introduction of an exotic cattle breed—the Zebu—that now dominates Latin American tropical ranching. Cattle in the Backlands presents a comprehensive history of ranching in Mato Grosso. Using extensive primary sources, Robert W. Wilcox explores three key aspects: the economic transformation of a remote frontier region through modern technical inputs; the resulting social changes, especially in labor structures and land tenure; and environmental factors, including the long-term impact of ranching on ecosystems, which, he contends, was not as detrimental as might be assumed. Wilcox demonstrates that ranching practices in Mato Grosso set the parameters for tropical beef production in Brazil and throughout Latin America. As the region was incorporated into national and international economic structures, its ranching industry experienced the entry of foreign investment, the introduction of capitalized processing facilities, and nascent discussions of ecological impacts—developments that later affected many sectors of the Brazilian economy.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2022)
650		0	_aBeef cattle _xEnvironmental aspects _zBrazil _zMato Grosso (State) _xHistory.
650		0	_aCattle _xTechnological innovations _zBrazil _zMato Grosso (State) _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aCattle _xTechnological innovations _zBrazil _zMato Grosso (State) _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aRanching _zBrazil _zMato Grosso (State) _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aRanching _zBrazil _zMato Grosso (State) _xHistory _y20th century.
650		7	_aHISTORY / General. _2bisacsh
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856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.7560/311141
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781477311158
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