Tropical Rainforests: Latin American Nature and Society in Transition (Jaguar Books on Latin America): Latin American Nature and Society in Transition, Second Edition, Revised and Updated - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0842029087 ISBN 13: 9780842029087

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001

Synopsis

Like the first edition, this revised and updated edition of Tropical Rainforests: Latin American Nature and Society in Transition provides a variety of perspectives on the complex relationship between society and nature on the rainforest frontiers of Latin America. Containing eleven new articles from experts in various fields and an updated introduction by the editor, this book provides an overview of the complex issues of tropical deforestation, both past and present.

About this title

Review:

"A crucial reader in one of the most pressing environmental and sustainable development issues, a book that includes the work of economists, naturalists, anthropologists, geologists, and others, and presents in one volume many of the essential ideas and observations on this question." - British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain "The gradual destruction of tropical rainforests is one of the most significant events in Latin American history. Tropical Rainforests gives a concise yet nuanced introduction to a complicated issue." - H-Net Book Review

About the Author:

Susan E. Place is Associate Dean of the Graduate School at California State University, Chico.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0842029087
• ISBN 13: 9780842029087
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Place Susan E.