Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Preface xv
6. Acknowledgments xxi
7. Introduction. Savannas and Deserts: Two Histories of Cultural Landscapes 1
8. Chapter 1. Ecological and Cultural Frontiers in Sonora and Chiquitos 19
9. Chapter 2. Political Economy: Communities, Missions, and Colonial Markets 55
10. Chapter 3. Territory: Community and Conflicting Claims to Property 89
11. Chapter 4. Ethnic Mosaics and Gendered Identities 117
12. Chapter 5. Power Negotiated, Power Defied: Political Culture, Governance, and Mobilization 162
13. Chapter 6. Priests and Shamans: Spiritual Power, Ritual, and Knowledge 196
14. Chapter 7. Postcolonial Landscapes: Transitions from Colony to Republic 240
15. Chapter 8. Contested Landscapes in Continental Borderlands 295
16. Notes 327
17. Glossary 375
18. Bibliography 385
19. Index 423