ABSTRACT This article examines the historical displacement of Indigenous peoples in Venezuela, focusing on the links between indigenist policies and the exploitation of natural resources, particularly oil, throughout the 20th century. Using a combined historical and ethnographic approach, it demonstrates how the formation of the Venezuelan nation‐state
Gabriel Tardelli
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Wasp and Ant Nests: Who Really Protects Whom? New Insights From Amazonian Forests
ABSTRACT Studies of animal behaviour are often biased towards species that are large‐bodied or have broad geographic ranges, as these are easier to observe in nature. Consequently, our understanding of behavioural ecology is shaped by such biases, even though these studies have provided important insights.
Sergio Santorelli Junior +4 more
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On the direct contact with art, culture and nature [PDF]
Neste artigo apresento um processo de educação estética pautado no convívio diário com a arte, com a cultura e com a natureza. A arte é vista como uma pluralidade de manifestações ligadas a culturas próximas e distantes das pessoas que a experimentam.
Barroso, Ana Beatriz de Paiva Costa
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Bromelicolous Habit and Phoresy of Ostracoda in a Species of Treefrog From the Brazilian Cerrado
ABSTRACT Some plants develop phytotelmata, specialized structures that retain water and form small aquatic ecosystems harbouring diverse organisms. Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) are classic examples, as their leaf axils provide suitable habitats for bacteria, algae, protozoa, invertebrates and vertebrates, including anurans.
Ubiratã Ferreira Souza +5 more
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A new genus, Similihypoxys gen. nov., to Edessinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
ABSTRACT A new genus for Edessinae close to Hypoxys is described. Similihypoxys gen. nov. Cunha & Fernandes is proposed for five new species, and one transferred from the genus Hypoxys: Similihypoxys infulatus (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov. (type species), S. connatus sp. nov., S. guianensis sp. nov., S. ineffigiatus sp. nov., S. quasinfulatus sp. nov. and
Eduardo V. P. Cunha +3 more
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Leituras sobre a África contemporânea : representações e abordagens do continente africano nos livros didáticos de História [PDF]
11 p. : il.O tratamento concedido a história da África Contemporânea nos livros didáticos de 5ª a 8ª série é o objeto principal do presente artigo. O enfoque eleito e as questões levantadas articulam-se em torno de uma reflexão central: o quanto os ...
Oliva, Anderson Ribeiro
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UMA “PÓS-HISTÓRIA” ? REFLEXÕES ACERCA DA CONCEPÇÃO DE HISTÓRIA NO MOVIMENTO PÓS-MODERNO [PDF]
Trata-se o texto que se segue, de uma reflexão acerca de princípios, efeitos conceituais e desdobramentos políticos da concepção pós-moderna de história.
Sandra Damasceno da Rocha
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Pós-História e Pós-Modernidade. Dois conceitos-chave da filosofia da cultura crítica e de Vilém Flusser e sua análise contemporânea da mídia e das imagens técnicas [PDF]
Vilém Flusser´s well-known concept of pós-história (post-history), used for the first time in 1967 and benaming a book from 1982, is not identical with postmodernity, the concept developed by Jean-François Lyotard in 1979, that became quite popular in ...
Hanke, Michael Manfred
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Environmental and geomorphological drivers of frog diversity on islands worldwide
Island biogeography models primarily rely on island physical features and isolation to explain their biodiversity patterns. While newer models have incorporated functional traits to understand plant distribution, few empirical studies have tried to disentangle geometric constraints from niche‐based processes to predict multiple diversity facets of ...
Raoni Rebouças +5 more
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Churchill and Spain: More Sancho than Quixote?
Abstract This article offers a detailed analysis of Winston Churchill's relationship with Spain over the course of his long and eventful political and personal life. The article focuses on three key episodes: Churchill's ambivalent stance during the Spanish Civil War; his leadership and policy towards Spain during the crucial years of the Second World ...
EMILIO SÁENZ‐FRANCÉS
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