Forest guardians, forest destroyers : the politics of environmental knowledge in northern Thailand / / Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker
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| Autore: |
Forsyth Tim
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| Titolo: |
Forest guardians, forest destroyers : the politics of environmental knowledge in northern Thailand / / Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker
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| Pubblicazione: | Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (x, 302 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 333.7509593 |
| Soggetto topico: | Forest management - Thailand |
| Forests and forestry - Economic aspects - Thailand | |
| Forest ecology - Thailand | |
| Altri autori: |
WalkerAndrew <1961->
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| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-288) and index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Examining the environmental problems and politics in northern Thailand, this title analyzes deforestation, water supply, soil erosion, and biodiversity in order to challenge popularly held notions of environmental crisis. It argues that such crises have been used to support political objectives of state expansion and control in the uplands. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Forest guardians, forest destroyers |
| ISBN: | 0-295-80025-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910791562503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Culture, place, and nature.