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Revkin Andrew |
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The burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest / / Andrew Revkin |
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Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 |
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©1990 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (345 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Conservationists - Brazil |
Rain forest conservation - Brazil |
Rain forest conservation - Amazon River Region |
Deforestation - Brazil |
Deforestation - Amazon River Region |
Rain forests - Brazil |
Rain forests - Amazon River Region |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously published: New York : Plume Book, 1994. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Title Page""; ""Copyrights Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Ch. 1: The Burning Season""; ""Ch. 2: Amazonia""; ""Ch. 3: Weeping Wood""; ""Ch. 4: Jungle Book""; ""Ch. 5: Coming of Age in the Rain Forest""; ""Ch. 6: Roads to Ruin""; ""Ch. 7: The Fight for the Forest""; ""Ch. 8: The Wild West""; ""Ch. 9: Joining Forces""; ""Ch. 10: The Greening of Chico Mendes""; ""Ch. 11: An Innocent Abroad""; ""Ch. 12: Into the Fire""; ""Ch. 13: The Dying Season""; ""Epilogue""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Appendixes: Map of South America, Brazil, and the Amazon"" |
""Appendixes: The Murder Scene""""Appendixes: A Resource Guide""; ""Acknowledgments"" |
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