The Fate of the Forest: Developers, Destroyers, and Defenders of the Amazon
- ISBN-10
- 0860912612
- ISBN-13
- 9780860912613
- Series
- The Fate of the Forest
- Pages
- 266
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Verso
- Authors
- Alexander Cockburn, Susanna B. Hecht
Description
The first major book on the Amazon rain forest that discloses the chilling panorama of destruction, the power struggles of the defenders and destroyers, the work of Chico Mendes, and the clouded ecological future of this vast and precious area.
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Other editions
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- 2011-01-15
- 408 pages
- Ebook
- University of Chicago Press
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- 2010
- 404 pages
- Paperback
- University of Chicago Press
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- 1991
- 364 pages
- Paperback
- Millefleurs
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