Main Title |
Burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest / |
Author |
Revkin, Andrew.
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Publisher |
Houghton Mifflin, |
Year Published |
1990 |
OCLC Number |
21335871 |
ISBN |
039552394X : |
Subjects |
Conservationists--Brazil--Biography ;
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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Additional Subjects |
Mendes, Chico,--d 1988
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJDM |
SD411.52.M46R48 1990 |
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Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
11/12/2004 |
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Collation |
317 p., {16} p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. {301}-310). |
Contents Notes |
"A well-written and sympathetic biography of the late Chico Mendes, leader of the Acre rubber tappers who was assassinated in Dec. 1988. Uses biographical format successfully to probe the wider economic, social, and political questions of Amazonian development. Excellent for classroom use"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. |
Place Published |
Boston : |
PUB Date Free Form |
1990. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
90004413 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20041109144203 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01569cam 2200361 a 45020 |