Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. Substrate of Intentionality
Chapter 1. Historical Ecology in Brief
Chapter 2. Indigenous Palm Forests
Chapter 3. What Plant Names Reveal about Culture and History in Amazonia
Chapter 4. Prehistoric Origins and History of the Amazonian Plantain
Chapter 5. The Dark Earth People and Their Landscape Legacy
Illustrations
Part 2. Scope of Transformation
Chapter 6. A Theory of Landscape Transformation
Chapter 7. Controlled Comparison of Landscape Knowledge
Chapter 8. Traditional Knowledge and Landscape at Risk
Chapter 9. Monumentality and Intentionality in the Landscape
Conclusion
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Notes
Works Cited
Index