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From Rainforest to Cane Field in Cuba : An Environmental History since 1492 /

This environmental history of Cuba since the age of Columbus emphasises the two processes that have had the most dramatic impact on the island's landscape: deforestation and sugar cultivation. The book considers Cuba's vital sugar industry through the lens of environmental history. It demo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Funes Monzote, Reinaldo, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
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Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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