The fate of the forest : developers, destroyers, and defenders of the Amazon /

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Author / Creator:Hecht, Susanna B.
Edition:Updated ed., University of Chicago Press ed.
Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (xii, 387 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11262766
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Other authors / contributors:Cockburn, Alexander.
ISBN:9780226322735
0226322734
9780226322728
0226322726
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:This book shows the panorama of destruction as it unfolded, and also reveal the extraordinary turnaround that is now taking place, thanks both to the social movements and the emergence of new environmental markets. Exploring the role of human hands in destroying and saving this vast forested region, The Fate of the Forest pivots on the murder of Chico Mendes, a legendary labor and environmental organizer who was assassinated after successful confrontations with big ranchers.
Other form:Print version: Hecht, Susanna B. Fate of the forest. Updated ed., University of Chicago Press ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010 9780226322728