With Broadax and Firebrand

With Broadax and Firebrand
Author :
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 506
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780520208865
ISBN-13 : 0520208862
Rating : 4/5 (862 Downloads)

Book Synopsis With Broadax and Firebrand by : Warren Dean

Download or read book With Broadax and Firebrand written by Warren Dean and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997-04-10 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An unprecedented historical account of the destruction of Brazil's Atlantic Forest, a required reading for those committed to its preservation, written with genuine love and knowledge."—José Roberto Borges, Brazil Program Director, Rainforest Action Network "After reading this volume, no one could fail to realize the uniqueness and importance of these coastal forests, which have played such a fascinating role in the history of Brazil."—Ghillean T. Prance, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew


With Broadax and Firebrand Related Books

With Broadax and Firebrand
Language: en
Pages: 506
Authors: Warren Dean
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-04-10 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

GET EBOOK

"An unprecedented historical account of the destruction of Brazil's Atlantic Forest, a required reading for those committed to its preservation, written with ge
With Broadax and Firebrand
Language: en
Pages: 508
Authors: Warren Dean
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-04-10 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

GET EBOOK

Warren Dean chronicles the chaotic path to what could be one of the greatest natural disasters of modern times: the disappearance of the Atlantic Forest. A quar
Banana Cultures
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: John Soluri
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-03-06 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

GET EBOOK

Bananas, the most frequently consumed fresh fruit in the United States, have been linked to Miss Chiquita and Carmen Miranda, "banana republics," and Banana Rep
Fruitless Trees
Language: en
Pages: 352
Authors: Shawn William Miller
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

GET EBOOK

By and large, Brazil's forests were not simply harvested by the Portugese colonists, but rather annihilated, and relatively little was extracted for the benefit
An Environmental History of Latin America
Language: en
Pages: 385
Authors: Shawn William Miller
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-08-27 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

A narration of the mutually mortal historical contest between humans and nature in Latin America. Covering a period that begins with Amerindian civilizations an