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Visual Representations - Handbook of the Anthropocene in Latin America VI

Series: The Anthropocene as Multiple Crisis: Perspectives from Latin America
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Throughout the history of the Americas, sentiments toward the environment have been problematised and aestheticised through visual representations in various formats. In this volume of the Handbook of the Anthropocene in Latin America VI, sixty entries examine the crises of mining, energy, land use, biodiversity, water,... Read More
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Sixty entries with iconic images that reflect upon the multiple crisis of the Anthropocene from the colonial period to the present.

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Throughout the history of the Americas, sentiments toward the environment have been problematised and aestheticised through visual representations in various formats.

In this volume of the Handbook of the Anthropocene in Latin America VI, sixty entries examine the crises of mining, energy, land use, biodiversity, water, and climate change in the major macro-regions of Latin America from the colonial period to the contemporary era of the Anthropocene, featuring iconic images from this context.

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  • Visual Representations - Handbook of the Anthropocene in Latin America VI
    Visual Representations - Handbook of the Anthropocene in Latin America VI
    Throughout the history of the Americas, sentiments toward the environment have been problematised and aestheticised through visual representations in various formats. In this volume of the Handbook of the Anthropocene in Latin America VI, sixty entries examine the crises of mining, energy, land use, biodiversity, water, and climate change in the major macro-regions of Latin America from the colonial period...
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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783837670165

Publisher: Transcript Verlag

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 January 2026

Country: Germany

Imprint: Transcript Verlag

Contributors:

  • Edited by Olaf Kaltmeier
  • Edited by Gerardo Cham
  • Edited by Juan Arturo Camacho Becerra
  • Edited by Elissa Rashkin

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 15.0mm

Height: 23.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 300

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About the Author

Olaf Kaltmeier, geb. 1970, ist Professor fΓΌr Iberoamerikanische Geschichte an der UniversitΓ€t Bielefeld und Direktor des Maria Sibylla Merian Center for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS) in Guadalajara mit Regionalstandorten in Buenos Aires, Quito und San Jos de Costa Rica. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind: Latein- und inter-amerikanische Geschichte, Soziale Bewegungen, EthnizitΓ€t im historischen Wandel, Umweltgeschichte sowie Macht- und Herrschaftskonstellationen im Kontext der Globalisierung.

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