With Broadax and Firebrand The Destruction of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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Info autore

Warren Dean (1932-1994) was Professor of History at New York University. His books includeThe Industrialization of Sao Paulo (1969), Rio Claro: A Brazilian Plantation System (1976), and The Struggle for Rubber in Brazil (1987). Stuart B. Schwartz is Professor of History at the University of Minnesota.

Riassunto

This text chronicles the chaotic path to what could be one of the greatest natural disasters of modern times: the disappearance of the Atlantic Forest. Based on documentary and scientific resources, the book is a history of Brazil told from an environmental perspective.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dean Warren, Dean/Schwartz, Warren Dean
• Con la collaborazione di: Stuart B. Schwartz (Editore), Warren Dean (Editore), Schwartz Stuart B. (Prefazione), Stuart B. Schwartz (Prefazione)
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 10.04.1997
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia aziendale; Saggistica > Storia > Altro
• EAN: 9780520208865
• ISBN: 978-0-520-20886-5
• Numero di pagine: 504
• Serie: Centennial Book; Centennial Book
• Categorie: NATURE / Natural Resources, Brazil, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Environmental Management, Deforestation, Forests, rainforests, Forests and woodland