Political Landscapes : Forests, Conservation, and Community in Mexico /

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In this environmental history of twentieth-century Mexico, Christopher R. Boyer conceptualizes the forests of Chihuahua and Michoacán as political landscapes. Conflicts among local landowners, the federal government and timber companies politicized these geographies, demonstrating the crucial role...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boyer, Christopher R. (Christopher Robert) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Waldökosystem
Forstschutz
Forests and forestry.
Forest policy.
Forest management.
Forest ecology.
Forest conservation.
Community forests.
HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Forêts > Conservation > Mexique.
Forêts communautaires > Mexique.
Forests and forestry > Mexico.
Forest conservation > Mexico.
Forest ecology > Mexico.
Forest policy > Mexico.
Forest management > Mexico.
Community forests > Mexico.
Mexiko
Mexico.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In this environmental history of twentieth-century Mexico, Christopher R. Boyer conceptualizes the forests of Chihuahua and Michoacán as political landscapes. Conflicts among local landowners, the federal government and timber companies politicized these geographies, demonstrating the crucial role that social forces play in the construction of environments.
Physical Description:1 online resource (357 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780822375876

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