LEADER 04916nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910781501303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-15970-8 010 $a9786613159700 010 $a0-226-32273-4 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226322735 035 $a(CKB)2550000000040417 035 $a(EBL)719231 035 $a(OCoLC)733040346 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000522548 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12184031 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522548 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10528493 035 $a(PQKB)10875466 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC719231 035 $a(DE-B1597)523419 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226322735 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL719231 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10480980 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL315970 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000040417 100 $a20100514d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe fate of the forest$b[electronic resource] $edevelopers, destroyers, and defenders of the Amazon /$fSusanna Hecht and Alexander Cockburn 205 $aUpdated ed. 210 $aChicago ;$aLondon $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (404 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-32272-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tMaps --$tPreface to the 2010 Edition --$tAcknowledgements --$tONE. The Forests of Their Desires --$tTWO. The Realm of Nature --$tTHREE. The Heritage of Fire --$tFOUR. The Amazon Prospectus --$tFIVE. Magnates in the Amazon: Between Boom and War --$tSIX. The Generals' Blueprint --$tSEVEN. The Furies Unleashed --$tEIGHT. The Defenders of the Amazon --$tNINE. The Ecology of Justice --$tAPPENDIX A. Interview with Ailton Krenak --$tAPPENDIX B. Interview with Darrell Posey --$tAPPENDIX C. Interview with Osmarino Amancio Rodrigues --$tAPPENDIX D. Interview with Father Michael Feeney --$tAPPENDIX E. Forest Peoples' Manifesto --$tAPPENDIX F. Seven Beliefs, True and False, about the Amazon --$tAPPENDIX G. A Note on Parks, the Origins of Yosemite and the Expulsions of Native Americans --$tGlossary of Plant Names --$tGlossary of Portuguese Terms --$tNotes and References --$tBibliography --$tAfterword: A Forest Is One Big Thing --$tIndex 330 $aThe Amazon rain forest covers more than five million square kilometers, amid the territories of nine different nations. It represents over half of the planet's remaining rain forest. Is it truly in peril? What steps are necessary to save it? To understand the future of Amazonia, one must know how its history was forged: in the eras of large pre-Columbian populations, in the gold rush of conquistadors, in centuries of slavery, in the schemes of Brazil's military dictators in the 1960's and 1970's, and in new globalized economies where Brazilian soy and beef now dominate, while the market in carbon credits raises the value of standing forest. Susanna Hecht and Alexander Cockburn show in compelling detail the panorama of destruction as it unfolded, and also reveal the extraordinary turnaround that is now taking place, thanks to both the social movements, and the emergence of new environmental markets. Exploring the role of human hands in destroying-and saving-this vast forested region, The Fate of the Forest pivots on the murder of Chico Mendes, the legendary labor and environmental organizer assassinated after successful confrontations with big ranchers. A multifaceted portrait of Eden under siege, complete with a new preface and afterword by the authors, this book demonstrates that those who would hold a mirror up to nature must first learn the lessons offered by some of their own people. 606 $aDeforestation$zAmazon River Region 606 $aForest conservation$zAmazon River Region 606 $aRain forest ecology$zAmazon River Region 607 $aAmazon River Region 610 $aamazon, forest, deforestation, environment, nature, wilderness, conservation, preservation, environmentalism, land development, rainforest, amazonia, conquistadors, gold rush, slavery, nonfiction, history, science, brazil, politics, dictator, government, carbon credits, destruction, environmental markets, social movements, chico mendes, activism, labor, ranching, ecology, river, geography, national parks, indigenous, osmarino amancio rodrigues, biography, ailton krenak, darrell posey, manifesto. 615 0$aDeforestation 615 0$aForest conservation 615 0$aRain forest ecology 676 $a333.750981/1 700 $aHecht$b Susanna B$01572383 701 $aCockburn$b Alexander$0856731 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781501303321 996 $aThe fate of the forest$93847285 997 $aUNINA