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Beyond sun and sand : Caribbean environmentalisms /
Filtered through the lens of the North American and European media, the Caribbean appears to be a series of idyllic landscapes-sanctuaries designed for sailing, diving, and basking in the sun on endless white sandy beaches. Conservation literature paints a similarly enticing portrait, describing the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Filtered through the lens of the North American and European media, the Caribbean appears to be a series of idyllic landscapes-sanctuaries designed for sailing, diving, and basking in the sun on endless white sandy beaches. Conservation literature paints a similarly enticing portrait, describing the region as a habitat for endangered coral reefs and their denizens, parrots, butterflies, turtles, snails, and a myriad of plant species. In both versions, the image of the exotic landscape overshadows the rich island cultures that are both linguistically and politically diverse, but tr. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 210 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813537525 9780813537528 0813536537 9780813536538 9786611316570 6611316574 |