Insatiable appetite : the United States and the ecological degradation of the tropical world /

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This text presents a history of the transformation of the tropics in modern times, pointing ultimately to the declining biodiversity that has resulted from the domestication of widely varied natural systems.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tucker, Richard P., 1938-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Tropical crops > Economic aspects > History > 20th century.
Tropical crops > Environmental aspects > History > 20th century.
Investments, American > Tropics > History > 20th century.
Environmental degradation > Tropics > History > 20th century.
Tropical Climate
Environment
Cultures tropicales > Aspect économique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Cultures tropicales > Aspect de l'environnement > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Environnement > Dégradation > Régions tropicales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Environmental degradation
Investments, American
Tropical crops > Economic aspects
Ontbossing.
Ecologische aspecten.
Tropics
Verenigde Staten.
Ontwikkelingslanden.
Samfundsvidenskab > Økonomi.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:This text presents a history of the transformation of the tropics in modern times, pointing ultimately to the declining biodiversity that has resulted from the domestication of widely varied natural systems.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 551 pages) : maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-524) and index.
ISBN:9780520923812
0520923812
0585390088
9780585390086

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