عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
SD418.3.A53 H43 2010
SD418
.
3
.
A53
H43
2010
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0226322726
(Number (ISBN
9780226322728
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b410871
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
The fate of the forest :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
developers, destroyers, and defenders of the Amazon /
First Statement of Responsibility
Susanna Hecht and Alexander Cockburn
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Updated edition
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
387 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps ;
Dimensions
22 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-374) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The forests of their desires -- The realm of nature -- The heritage of fire -- The Amazon prospectus -- Magnates in the Amazon -- The generals' blueprint -- The furies unleashed -- The defenders of the Amazon -- The ecology of justice -- Appendix A. Interview with Ailton Krenak -- Appendix B. Interview with Darrell Posey -- Appendix C. Interview with Osmarino Amâncio Rodrigues -- Appendix D. Interview with father Michael Feeney -- Appendix E. Forest Peoples' Manifesto -- Appendix F. Seven beliefs, true and false, about the Amazon -- Appendix G.A note on parks, the origins of Yosemite and the expulsions of Native Americans
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Deforestation-- Amazon River Region.
Forest conservation-- Amazon River Region.
Rain forest ecology-- Amazon River Region.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Amazon River Region.
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
333
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750981/1
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
SD418
.
3
.
A53
Book number
H43
2010
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Hecht, Susanna B.
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Cockburn, Alexander.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20160229033944.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
rda
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
