The Fate of the Forest: Developers, Destroyers and Defenders of the Amazon - Couverture rigide

Cockburn, Alexander; Hecht, Susanna

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0860912612 ISBN 13 : 9780860912613

Editeur : Verso Books, 1989

Synopsis

The first major book on the Amazon rain forest that discloses the chilling panorama of destruction, the power struggles of the defenders and destroyers, the work of Chico Mendes, and the clouded ecological future of this vast and precious area.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alexander Cockburn (1941-2012) was the coeditor of CounterPunch and the author of a number of titles, including Corruptions of Empire, The Golden Age Is in Us, Washington Babylon (with Ken Silverstein) and Imperial Crusades. One of three brothers, all journalists, he is the son of the journalist and author Claud Cockburn. Born in Ireland and educated in Scotland and England, he moved to America in 1972, soon establishing himself as a radical reporter and commentator, writing for the Village Voice, the New York Review of Books, Esquire and Harpers. He also wrote regular columns for the Nation, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, New Statesman, and his influential newsletter CounterPunch. In 1991 he settled in Petrolia, a rural hamlet in Humboldt County, Northern California, where he remained until his death.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Verso Books
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0860912612
• ISBN 13: 9780860912613
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 278
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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