The intemperate rainforest : nature, culture, and power on Canada's west coast /

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Bruce Braun examines social, discursive, and political practices through which Canadas West Coast forests have been given meaning and made the site of intense political and ideological struggle. Departing from other work on environmental politics that assumes the "forest" is a constant, Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Braun, Bruce, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Nature > Effect of human beings on > British Columbia.
Human ecology > British Columbia.
Rain forests > British Columbia.
Rain forest conservation > British Columbia.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature > Colombie-Britannique.
Écologie humaine > Colombie-Britannique.
Forêts pluviales > Colombie-Britannique.
Forêts pluviales > Conservation > Colombie-Britannique.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Human ecology
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Rain forest conservation
Rain forests
British Columbia
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Bruce Braun examines social, discursive, and political practices through which Canadas West Coast forests have been given meaning and made the site of intense political and ideological struggle. Departing from other work on environmental politics that assumes the "forest" is a constant, The Intemperate Rainforest traces the way West Coast landscapes have been viewed and controlled by explorers, foresters, environmentalists, artists, scientists, adventure travelers, and Native peoples.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 347 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-332) and index.
ISBN:9780816652716
0816652716

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