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An environmental history of Latin America / Shawn William Miller.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Shawn William, 1964-
- Series:
- New approaches to the Americas
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human ecology--Latin America--History.
- Human ecology.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on--Latin America--History.
- Nature.
- Rain forest ecology--Latin America--History.
- Rain forest ecology.
- Rain forest conservation--Latin America--History.
- Rain forest conservation.
- Forest management--Latin America--History.
- Forest management.
- Environmental degradation--Latin America--History.
- Environmental degradation.
- Environmental conditions.
- History.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on.
- Latin America--Environmental conditions--History.
- Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 257 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- This book narrates the mutually mortal historical contest between humans and nature in Latin America.
- Contents:
- An old world before it was "new"
- Nature's conquests
- The colonial balance sheet
- Tropical determinism
- Human determination
- Asphyxiated habitats
- Developing environmentalism
- Cuba's latest revolution.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-247) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521612982
- 0521612985
- 9780521848534
- 0521848539
- OCLC:
- 124074823
- Publisher Number:
- 99935705401
- Online:
- Publisher description
- Contributor biographical information
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