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

Hecht, Susanna; Cockburn, Alexander

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ISBN 10: 0860912612 ISBN 13: 9780860912613

Verlag: Verso Books, 1989

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Analyzes the destruction of the Amazon rain forest, examines the ecology, economy, and people of the region, and discusses what must be done to save the forest

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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.

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• Verlag: Verso Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1989
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0860912612
• ISBN 13: 9780860912613
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 278
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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