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THE SUBSIDY FROM NATURE
PALM FORESTS, PEASANTRY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMAZON FRONTIER |
| By: |
Anthony Anderson, Peter May, Michael J. Balick |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£68.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0231072228 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780231072229 |
| Publisher: |
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 October, 1991 |
| Series: |
Biology and Resource Management Series |
| Pages: |
233 |
| Synopsis: |
Examines the regeneration of babassu palm trees on deforested land in Amazonian Brazil, how it is being used by the rural populations, and how development policies are undermining this gift. Concludes by critiquing the conventional model of ecology and proposing a new one. Annotation copyright Book |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations; maps |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Columbia University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |