Amazonian routes indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil / Heather F. Roller.

Author/creator Roller, Heather F.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoStanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]
Descriptionxv, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Indians of South America--Amazon River Region. --History. --18th century.
Indians of South America--Brazil, North. --History. --18th century.
Migration, Internal--Amazon River Region. --History. --18th century.
Migration, Internal--Brazil, North. --History. --18th century.
Village communities--Amazon River Region. --History. --18th century.
Village communities--Brazil, North. --History. --18th century.
Population geography--Amazon River Region. --History. --18th century.
Population geography--Brazil, North. --History. --18th century.

Contents From missions to towns : Amazonian settlements in an era of reform -- Forest collecting expeditions and the pursuit of opportunities in the sertão -- Searching for new people -- "The Indians of this town ebb and flow" : absentee movements within the colonial sphere -- Defining Indians and vagrants -- The struggle for autonomy in the early nineteenth century -- Conclusion : mobile and rooted.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 311-330) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014003533
ISBN9780804787086 (cloth : alk. paper)

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