Amazon sweet sea : land, life, and water at the river's mouth /

Amazon sweet sea : land, life, and water at the river's mouth /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Smith, Nigel J. H., 1949-
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2002.
Description:	xii, 281 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Human ecology -- Amazon River Valley. Rain forest ecology -- Amazon River Valley. Environmental degradation -- Amazon River Valley. Environmental policy -- Amazon River Valley. Landscape changes -- Amazon River Valley. International economic relations -- Amazon River Valley. Amazon River Valley -- Environmental conditions. Amazon River Valley -- Economic conditions. Ecology. Economic history. Environmental degradation. Environmental policy. Human ecology. International economic relations. Landscape changes. Rain forest ecology. Amazon River Valley.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4753088

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ISBN:	0292777701 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. ). Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-272) and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
1. Where Titans Meet
2. Reinventing Pristine Nature
3. Jungle Cowboys
4. Pillars of Life
5. A Banquet of Wild Fruits
6. In the Shadow of the Forest
7. Chainsaw Orgy
8. Fishing and Plants in the River-Sea
9. The Hunt between Land and Water
10. Misty Dawn
Appendix 1. Common and Scientific Names of Plants
Appendix 2. Common and Scientific Names of Animals
Notes
Further Reading
Index