Campanha Gaúcha: A Brazilian Ranching System, 1850-1920

by Stephen Bell

The Campanha of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, situated on the northern periphery of the pampa grassland system, is one of Brazil's most distinctive cultural regions. This book studies land use in the Campanha during a period of critical change, focusing on two issues: Why did the modernization of ranching in the region display sharply uneven patterns in time and space? What were the mechanisms that drove these changes?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804731004
• ISBN13: 9780804731003
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"