Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Key Characters ix
4. INTRODUCTION. Locating Predators and Prey 1
5. CHAPTER 1. Predation, Then and Now 27
6. CHAPTER 2. Extracting Good Things 49
7. CHAPTER 3. Horizons of the Unknown 69
8. CHAPTER 4. Subterranean Forces 89
9. CHAPTER 5. Invoking the State 111
10. CHAPTER 6. Forest Papers 133
11. EPILOGUE. Predatory Economies in Amazonia and Beyond 157
12. Acknowledgments 171
13. Notes 175
14. References 189
15. Index 207