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The Extractive Zone

"The work of Indigenous activists, intellectuals, and artists in spaces Gómez-Barris labels extractive zones - majority Indigenous regions in South America noted for their biodiversity and long history of exploitative natural resource extraction - resist and refuse the terms of racial capital and the continued legacies of colonialism."—Back cover.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages

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