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RADICAL TERRITORIES IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON by L. Zanotti (2016)

Radical territories

Radical Territories in the Brazilian Amazon: The Kayapó’s Fight for Just Livelihoods.

By Laura Zanotti

University of Arizona Press, 2016

Radical Territories in the Brazilian Amazon sheds light on the creative and groundbreaking efforts Kayapó peoples deploy to protect their lands and livelihoods. Now at the front lines of cultivating diversified strategies for resistance, the Kayapó are creating a powerful activist base, experimenting with non-timber forest projects, and forging strong community-conservation partnerships. Tracing the complex politics of the Kayapó’s homeland, Laura Zanotti advances approaches to understanding how indigenous peoples cultivate self-determination strategies in conflict-ridden landscapes..

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