Hoy día es común encontrar en las páginas de los periódicos sumarios de investigaciones acerca de... more Hoy día es común encontrar en las páginas de los periódicos sumarios de investigaciones acerca de los efectos deletéreos de la actividad ganadera para el medioambiente, la salud pública y los animales. En general, se destaca el uso excesivo e ineficiente del suelo y del agua, la deforestación indiscriminada para cultivar forrajes y cereales, y la responsabilidad de todo ello (en particular del ganado vacuno) para los gases de efecto invernadero. Un artículo publicado en The Guardian en 2014 afirma que para reducir las emisiones de carbono sería más eficaz que renunciáramos a la carne roja que a nuestros autos (Carrington, 2014; Gillis, 2016). En el área de la salud pública, un estudioso de la Universidad de Oxford recomienda que las autoridades apliquen “un impuesto de 20% a la carne roja y de 100% a los procesados cárnicos” para compensar los desmesurados costos sociales de enfermedades cancerígenas, coronarias y la diabetes –todas relacionadas con el elevado consumo de carne roja ...
Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Inter... more Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional. PDF generado a partir de XML-JATS4R por Redalyc Proyecto académico sin fines de lucro, desarrollado bajo la iniciativa de acceso abierto Dossier: Ganadería en el mundo americano: algunas reflexiones sobre tecnología, consumo e intercambio Ganadería en el mundo americano: algunas reflexiones sobre tecnología, consumo e intercambio Ranching in the Americas: Reflections on Technology, Consumption, and Trade
Fronteiras: Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science
Beginning in the late nineteenth century a promising ranching sector developed on the Mato Grosso... more Beginning in the late nineteenth century a promising ranching sector developed on the Mato Grosso frontier with Paraguay. The most lucrative markets for cattle products were in neighboring Paraguay, Uruguay, and in the southeast of Brazil. For the most part markets were distant from the region of production, while fiscal revenues were always limited, hence the state attempted to impose its regulations and taxes as it could. Residents found their incomes were constrained at the best of times, and any “outside” impositions were simply obstacles to the prosperity of their communities and businesses. The result was that like similar regions across the globe cattle and cattle product smuggling became normal. The profits were significant enough that even local government officials were involved. The result was a long-running “battle” between the state and local producers to tap the potential promised by ranching that simultaneously promoted and inhibited the development of the region. Thi...
All issues of RCC Perspectives are available online. To view past issues, and to learn more about... more All issues of RCC Perspectives are available online. To view past issues, and to learn more about the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, please visit www.rachelcarsoncenter.de.
In travelling through central South America, one is struck by a particular socioeconomic conditio... more In travelling through central South America, one is struck by a particular socioeconomic condition: the general economic isolation/impoverishment of many areas juxtaposed with an increasing developmental dynamism in others. This situation is explicitly addressed by many authors in this interdisciplinary volume of papers presented at the Asociacion Alemana de Investigacion sobre America Latina (ADLAF) Symposium in Bielefeld, Germany, in October, 1996. As explained in the introduction, the papers were selected with the intention of revealing a part of South America that is little known, less understood, and seldom of interest for students and most inhabitants of the continent. At the same time, the intention was to emphasize that the region, while encompassing four countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay), often has survived as an integrated whole, historically and economically, since the colonial era, although infrequently viewed as such by political decision-makers in th...
Historia Ambiental Latinoamericana y Caribeña (HALAC) revista de la Solcha
As a contribution to recent discourse over the practice of natural science in Latin America's lib... more As a contribution to recent discourse over the practice of natural science in Latin America's liberal years, this paper examines Swiss-born botanist Moisés S. Bertoni's place in Paraguay's agricultural development following the Paraguayan War (1864-70). The war forced leaders in a devastated Paraguay to promote the immigration of European scientific experts and farmers, with the expectation that their knowledge of modern agricultural science and practice would revitalize the nation's agriculture and lift Paraguay out of its poverty. From the late nineteenth century Bertoni's work and knowledge of Paraguay's tropical and semi-tropical climate and botany shaped much of Paraguayan agricultural policy and practice. And while his contributions were influential in understanding the nation's environment and agriculture, what is unclear is how much his approach was the product of deliberate introduction of European agricultural science or the result of autochthonous experience and his own trial and error.
Com relação às recentes migrações em massa de latino-americanos para regiões do hemisfério anteri... more Com relação às recentes migrações em massa de latino-americanos para regiões do hemisfério anteriormente remotas, um dos aspectos mais importantes consiste no impacto que essas migrações tiveram sobre áreas de fronteiras internacionais. Entretanto, com exceção da fronteira entre os Estados Unidos e o México, a análise histórica desse processo, reconhecidamente complexo, encontra-se ainda em sua infância, e poucos observadores desenvolveram bases teóricas satisfatórias para explicá-lo 2. Uma exceção foi o historiador cubano Jorge Mañach, que falou de fronteiras "equilibradas" e "desequilibradas", principalmente no contexto da fronteira entre os Estados Unidos e o México. Mañach acreditava que a distribuição do poder entre as nações determinava o grau de igualdade ou desigualdade em seu inter-relacionamento fronteiriço. Em sua visão, quando um país mais fraco, em termos políticos ou econômicos, faz divisa com um país mais forte, a comunicação, como um todo, é sacrificada, e o poder mais forte inevitavelmente "transborda", econômica e culturalmente, para a região vizinha 3 .
Revista Historia Debates E Tendencias, May 13, 2013
Lately, globally-centered comparative histories have attracted considerable attention in the writ... more Lately, globally-centered comparative histories have attracted considerable attention in the writing of environmen-tal history. To write such histories, however, it is necessary first to examine the role of regions, their development, and ultimately their global connections. Agricultural history is central to this discussion, including cattle ranching. Domestic animals have been an essential element in modern economic development, and yet erroneously livestock raising often has been seen as onedimensional, with little difference across regions and the world. By examining variation and ambiguity in southern Mato Grosso ranching the reader will come to better appreciate the complex historical relationship betwe-en environment, region and the world. Key words: Regions. Ranching. Envi-ronment. Mato Grossol.
Por décadas historiadores economicos de América Latina han estudiado las materias primas, para ex... more Por décadas historiadores economicos de América Latina han estudiado las materias primas, para explicar el carácter de las conexiones comerciales internacionales de la región, pero muy pocas han reflexionado sobre la ganadería. En este artículo se propone que esta falta de interés se encuentra relacionado con las características propias de las regiones ganaderas. Por ejemplo, examinando el estado brasileño de Mato Grosso, se observa que las dificultades para ingresar en el mercado están relacionadas directamente con la combinación de prioridades contradictórias, ineficiencias, e ideas preconcebidas. Se concluye que esta falta de dinamismo oculta las transformaciones que impactaron de manera significativa otras regiones ganaderas, que merecen más atención en un momento en el que los efectos de la ganadería tropical capta la atención pública.
Typescript. Thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1992. Incl... more Typescript. Thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1992. Includes bibliographical references (leaves: [590]-622).
Hoy día es común encontrar en las páginas de los periódicos sumarios de investigaciones acerca de... more Hoy día es común encontrar en las páginas de los periódicos sumarios de investigaciones acerca de los efectos deletéreos de la actividad ganadera para el medioambiente, la salud pública y los animales. En general, se destaca el uso excesivo e ineficiente del suelo y del agua, la deforestación indiscriminada para cultivar forrajes y cereales, y la responsabilidad de todo ello (en particular del ganado vacuno) para los gases de efecto invernadero. Un artículo publicado en The Guardian en 2014 afirma que para reducir las emisiones de carbono sería más eficaz que renunciáramos a la carne roja que a nuestros autos (Carrington, 2014; Gillis, 2016). En el área de la salud pública, un estudioso de la Universidad de Oxford recomienda que las autoridades apliquen “un impuesto de 20% a la carne roja y de 100% a los procesados cárnicos” para compensar los desmesurados costos sociales de enfermedades cancerígenas, coronarias y la diabetes –todas relacionadas con el elevado consumo de carne roja ...
Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Inter... more Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional. PDF generado a partir de XML-JATS4R por Redalyc Proyecto académico sin fines de lucro, desarrollado bajo la iniciativa de acceso abierto Dossier: Ganadería en el mundo americano: algunas reflexiones sobre tecnología, consumo e intercambio Ganadería en el mundo americano: algunas reflexiones sobre tecnología, consumo e intercambio Ranching in the Americas: Reflections on Technology, Consumption, and Trade
Fronteiras: Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science
Beginning in the late nineteenth century a promising ranching sector developed on the Mato Grosso... more Beginning in the late nineteenth century a promising ranching sector developed on the Mato Grosso frontier with Paraguay. The most lucrative markets for cattle products were in neighboring Paraguay, Uruguay, and in the southeast of Brazil. For the most part markets were distant from the region of production, while fiscal revenues were always limited, hence the state attempted to impose its regulations and taxes as it could. Residents found their incomes were constrained at the best of times, and any “outside” impositions were simply obstacles to the prosperity of their communities and businesses. The result was that like similar regions across the globe cattle and cattle product smuggling became normal. The profits were significant enough that even local government officials were involved. The result was a long-running “battle” between the state and local producers to tap the potential promised by ranching that simultaneously promoted and inhibited the development of the region. Thi...
All issues of RCC Perspectives are available online. To view past issues, and to learn more about... more All issues of RCC Perspectives are available online. To view past issues, and to learn more about the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, please visit www.rachelcarsoncenter.de.
In travelling through central South America, one is struck by a particular socioeconomic conditio... more In travelling through central South America, one is struck by a particular socioeconomic condition: the general economic isolation/impoverishment of many areas juxtaposed with an increasing developmental dynamism in others. This situation is explicitly addressed by many authors in this interdisciplinary volume of papers presented at the Asociacion Alemana de Investigacion sobre America Latina (ADLAF) Symposium in Bielefeld, Germany, in October, 1996. As explained in the introduction, the papers were selected with the intention of revealing a part of South America that is little known, less understood, and seldom of interest for students and most inhabitants of the continent. At the same time, the intention was to emphasize that the region, while encompassing four countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay), often has survived as an integrated whole, historically and economically, since the colonial era, although infrequently viewed as such by political decision-makers in th...
Historia Ambiental Latinoamericana y Caribeña (HALAC) revista de la Solcha
As a contribution to recent discourse over the practice of natural science in Latin America's lib... more As a contribution to recent discourse over the practice of natural science in Latin America's liberal years, this paper examines Swiss-born botanist Moisés S. Bertoni's place in Paraguay's agricultural development following the Paraguayan War (1864-70). The war forced leaders in a devastated Paraguay to promote the immigration of European scientific experts and farmers, with the expectation that their knowledge of modern agricultural science and practice would revitalize the nation's agriculture and lift Paraguay out of its poverty. From the late nineteenth century Bertoni's work and knowledge of Paraguay's tropical and semi-tropical climate and botany shaped much of Paraguayan agricultural policy and practice. And while his contributions were influential in understanding the nation's environment and agriculture, what is unclear is how much his approach was the product of deliberate introduction of European agricultural science or the result of autochthonous experience and his own trial and error.
Com relação às recentes migrações em massa de latino-americanos para regiões do hemisfério anteri... more Com relação às recentes migrações em massa de latino-americanos para regiões do hemisfério anteriormente remotas, um dos aspectos mais importantes consiste no impacto que essas migrações tiveram sobre áreas de fronteiras internacionais. Entretanto, com exceção da fronteira entre os Estados Unidos e o México, a análise histórica desse processo, reconhecidamente complexo, encontra-se ainda em sua infância, e poucos observadores desenvolveram bases teóricas satisfatórias para explicá-lo 2. Uma exceção foi o historiador cubano Jorge Mañach, que falou de fronteiras "equilibradas" e "desequilibradas", principalmente no contexto da fronteira entre os Estados Unidos e o México. Mañach acreditava que a distribuição do poder entre as nações determinava o grau de igualdade ou desigualdade em seu inter-relacionamento fronteiriço. Em sua visão, quando um país mais fraco, em termos políticos ou econômicos, faz divisa com um país mais forte, a comunicação, como um todo, é sacrificada, e o poder mais forte inevitavelmente "transborda", econômica e culturalmente, para a região vizinha 3 .
Revista Historia Debates E Tendencias, May 13, 2013
Lately, globally-centered comparative histories have attracted considerable attention in the writ... more Lately, globally-centered comparative histories have attracted considerable attention in the writing of environmen-tal history. To write such histories, however, it is necessary first to examine the role of regions, their development, and ultimately their global connections. Agricultural history is central to this discussion, including cattle ranching. Domestic animals have been an essential element in modern economic development, and yet erroneously livestock raising often has been seen as onedimensional, with little difference across regions and the world. By examining variation and ambiguity in southern Mato Grosso ranching the reader will come to better appreciate the complex historical relationship betwe-en environment, region and the world. Key words: Regions. Ranching. Envi-ronment. Mato Grossol.
Por décadas historiadores economicos de América Latina han estudiado las materias primas, para ex... more Por décadas historiadores economicos de América Latina han estudiado las materias primas, para explicar el carácter de las conexiones comerciales internacionales de la región, pero muy pocas han reflexionado sobre la ganadería. En este artículo se propone que esta falta de interés se encuentra relacionado con las características propias de las regiones ganaderas. Por ejemplo, examinando el estado brasileño de Mato Grosso, se observa que las dificultades para ingresar en el mercado están relacionadas directamente con la combinación de prioridades contradictórias, ineficiencias, e ideas preconcebidas. Se concluye que esta falta de dinamismo oculta las transformaciones que impactaron de manera significativa otras regiones ganaderas, que merecen más atención en un momento en el que los efectos de la ganadería tropical capta la atención pública.
Typescript. Thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1992. Incl... more Typescript. Thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1992. Includes bibliographical references (leaves: [590]-622).
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