The intemperate rainforest : nature, culture, and power on Canada's west coast /

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Bruce Braun examines social, discursive, and political practices through which Canadas West Coast forests have been given meaning and made the site of intense political and ideological struggle. Departing from other work on environmental politics that assumes the "forest" is a constant, Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Braun, Bruce, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2002.
Temas:
Nature > Effect of human beings on > British Columbia.
Human ecology > British Columbia.
Rain forests > British Columbia.
Rain forest conservation > British Columbia.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature > Colombie-Britannique.
Écologie humaine > Colombie-Britannique.
Forêts pluviales > Colombie-Britannique.
Forêts pluviales > Conservation > Colombie-Britannique.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Human ecology
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Rain forest conservation
Rain forests
British Columbia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Bruce Braun examines social, discursive, and political practices through which Canadas West Coast forests have been given meaning and made the site of intense political and ideological struggle. Departing from other work on environmental politics that assumes the "forest" is a constant, The Intemperate Rainforest traces the way West Coast landscapes have been viewed and controlled by explorers, foresters, environmentalists, artists, scientists, adventure travelers, and Native peoples.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 347 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-332) and index.
ISBN:9780816652716
0816652716

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