Indigenous Settlers of the Galapagos - Conservation Law, Race, and Society

Pilar Sánchez Voelkl offers an anthropological account of the early arrival and prominence of Indigenous peoples in the Galápagos Islands. Their history and everyday life reveal how multiple notions of nature, race, and society travel and meet, shaping the way conservation thought is translated into law.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Ecuadorian Colonization
Chapter 2: Science takes on the Galápagos
Chapter 3: From the Andean Highlands to the Galápagos Islands
Chapter 4: Salasaca Colonos
Chapter 5: The Disappearing "Colono"
Chapter 6: Translating Conservation Law

About the author

Pilar Sánchez Voelkl is a cultural anthropologist and author of Indigenous Settlers of the Galápagos and Masculinities in Corporate Elites in Colombia and Ecuador.

Summary

Pilar Sánchez Voelkl offers an anthropological account of the early arrival and prominence of Indigenous peoples in the Galápagos Islands. Their history and everyday life reveal how multiple notions of nature, race, and society travel and meet, shaping the way conservation thought is translated into law.

Product details

• Authors: Pilar Sanchez Voelkl, Pilar Sánchez Voelkl
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2023
• EAN: 9781666906615
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-661-5
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Peoples