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Volkswagen in the Amazon: The Tragedy of Global Development in Modern Brazil - Global and International History Antoine Acker
Volkswagen in the Amazon: The Tragedy of Global Development in Modern Brazil - Global and International History
Antoine Acker
This book studies the interplay between deforestation, forced labor, and capitalist development in the Amazon through a case study involving Volkswagen in the years of the Brazilian military dictatorship. Focused on both international and local connections, it shows how an agenda for tropical rainforests emerged through economic globalization.
328 pages, 8 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 21, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9781316647776 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 154 × 19 mm · 480 g |
| Language | English |