Visual Representations - Handbook of the Anthropocene in Latin America VI (Paperback)

Gerardo Cham

ISBN 10: 3837670163 / ISBN 13: 9783837670165

Published by Transcript Verlag, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. Throughout the history of the Americas, sentiments toward the environment have been problematized and aestheticized through visual representations in various formats. In this volume of the Handbook "The Anthropocene as Multiple Crisis", 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. Sixty entries with iconic images that reflect upon the multiple crisis of the Anthropocene from the colonial period to the present. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Visual Representations - Handbook of the Anthropocene in Latin America VI (Paperback)
• Publisher: Transcript Verlag
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837670163
• ISBN 13: 9783837670165
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Throughout the history of the Americas, sentiments toward the environment have been problematized and aestheticized through visual representations in various formats. In this volume of the Handbook »The Anthropocene as Multiple Crisis«, 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.

About the Author

Olaf Kaltmeier, geb. 1970, ist Professor für Iberoamerikanische Geschichte an der Universität 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, Ethnizität im historischen Wandel, Umweltgeschichte sowie Macht- und Herrschaftskonstellationen im Kontext der Globalisierung.