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Amazonian Routes
Indigenous Mobility and Colonial Communities in Northern Brazil
Heather F. Roller



Amazonian Routes
Indigenous Mobility and Colonial Communities in Northern Brazil
Heather F. Roller

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Contents
Illustrations
Introduction
Contents

Contents
Introduction
1From Missions to Towns: A Spatial History of Colonial Amazonian Settlement
2Forest Collecting Expeditions and the Pursuit of Opportunities in the Sertão
3Searching for "New People"
4"The Indians of This Town Ebb and Flow": Absentee Movements Within the Colonial Sphere
5Defining Indians and Vagrants
6The Struggle for Autonomy in the Early Nineteenth Century
Conclusion