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

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.
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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