An archaeological perspective of the indstrial landscapes of Fordlandia and Belterra in the Pará Amazon

Fordlandia and Belterra share the experience of having been managed by the Ford Motor Company [1927-1945] creating a singular relationship that causes them to be seen often as a single enterprise. Considering that they are two industrial areas with particular and individual characteristics, each wit...

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Authors: Ferreira, Daniela A., Allen, Scott J.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2024
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repository:Revista de Arqueologia Pública
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8671445
Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/rap/article/view/8671445
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Fordland
Belterra
Archaeology of capitalism
Landscape
Ford motor company
Fordlandia
Arqueología del capitalismo
Paisaje
Compañía Ford
Fordlândia
Arqueologia do capitalismo
Paisagem
Companhia Ford
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Summary:Fordlandia and Belterra share the experience of having been managed by the Ford Motor Company [1927-1945] creating a singular relationship that causes them to be seen often as a single enterprise. Considering that they are two industrial areas with particular and individual characteristics, each with its own specific contexts that are reflected in social relations, memory and project, in this article we seek, through an archaeological perspective, to perceive the differences between the landscapes of these villages in order to better understand how capitalist ideology would have been transformed, negotiated, assimilated or denied, aiming at maintaining the Fordist way of life in both places.