Tropical rainforests : Latin American nature and society in transition /
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| Imprint: | Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources, 1993. |
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| Description: | xxi, 229 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jaguar books on Latin America ; 2 Jaguar books on Latin America no. 2. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1638415 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- I. Perceptions of the Rainforest
- 1. Spring, Summer, and Autumn in One Tropical Day
- 2. A Spider Web or a House of Cards?
- 3. The Champion of Destruction
- 4. Environmental Limitations on Culture in the Tropical Forest
- 5. Civilization and Its Discontents
- 6. A Well-Adapted Life
- II. Explanations for Deforestation in Latin America
- 7. The Death of the Cuban Forests
- 8. The History of Ecological Marginalization in Chiapas
- 9. Rejecting Progress in Paradise: Huastecs, the Environment, and the Oil Industry in Veracruz, Mexico, 1900-1935
- 10. Revolution in the Rainforest
- 11. Who Is Destroying the Amazon Rainforest?
- 12. Deforestation: A Brazilian Perspective
- III. Why Save the Rainforest?
- 13. A Glimpse at Some Tropical Habitats
- 14. Natural Resource Losses Reduce Costa Rican GNP Gains
- 15. A Cornucopia of Foods
- 16. An Earthly Paradise Regained
- 17. Mexico's Highway to Hell
- IV. Prospects for Development: Alternative Futures for Latin America's Tropical Rainforests
- 18. Fight for the Forest: Building Bridges
- 19. Alternatives to Forest Destruction: Lessons from the Mebengokre Indians
- 20. U.S. Drug Firm Signs Up to Farm Tropical Forests
- 21. Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity
- 22. Alternative Rainforest Uses
- 23. Debt-for-Nature Swaps: Who Really Benefits?
- 24. Reefs, Rainforests, Caves, Ruins, and Rookeries
- 25. Ecotourism and the Political Ecology of "Sustainable Development" in Costa Rica
- 26. Peten Crafts a Future
- Suggested Readings
- Suggested Films
