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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460493003321

Autore

Simonian Lane <1960->

Titolo

Defending the land of the jaguar : a history of conservation in Mexico / / Lane Simonian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin : , : University of Texas Press, , 1995

ISBN

0-292-75697-6

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Disciplina

333.72/0972

Soggetti

Conservation of natural resources - Mexico - History

Environmental protection - Mexico - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""ONE: The Magical and the Instrumental: Nature in the Pre-Hispanic World""; ""TWO: The Spanish Resolve: Conserving Resources for the Crown""; ""THREE: Conservation during Unfavorable Times: Independent Mexico until the Revolution""; ""FOUR: Miguel Angel de Quevedo: The Apostle of the Tree""; ""FIVE: Conservation for the Commonweal: The Cárdenas Years""; ""SIX: The Waning of Conservation: 1940-1970""; ""SEVEN: Against the Tide: The Conservationists' Crusade""

""EIGHT: For Humankind and Nature: The Pursuit of Sustainable Development""""NINE: Reconsidering: Mexican Environmental Policy""; ""TEN: The Green Revolution: The Mexican Environmental Movement""; ""Conclusion""; ""APPENDIX ONE: The Political History of Mexico from Independence to Revolution""; ""APPENDIX TWO: Mexican Presidents, 1911-1994""; ""APPENDIX THREE: Chronology of Conservation in Mexico""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""

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