"Aniquilando as naturais produções": crítica iluminista, crise colonial e as origens do ambientalismo político no Brasil (1786-1810)

This article analyzes the trajectory of a group of Brazilian intellectuals from 1786 to 1810, who inaugurated a systematic critique of the environmental damage caused by the colonial economy in Brazil, especially forest destruction and soil erosion. These authors, schooled in the culture of Illumini...

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Main Author: Pádua José Augusto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 1999-01-01
Series:Dados: Revista de Ciências Sociais
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0011-52581999000300005