Trouble in Paradise
Globalization and Environmental Crises in Latin America
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | J Roberts Timmons | ISBN: | 9781136745508 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 3, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | J Roberts Timmons |
| ISBN: | 9781136745508 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | July 3, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Environmental degradation in Latin America has become one of the most pressing issues on the international agenda. The volume began to crescendo when space shuttle astronauts photographed five thousand fires on a single night in the Brazilian Amazon state of Rondonia in 1985, and grew shrill when rubbertapper Chico Mendes was shot in 1988 trying to
Environmental degradation in Latin America has become one of the most pressing issues on the international agenda. The volume began to crescendo when space shuttle astronauts photographed five thousand fires on a single night in the Brazilian Amazon state of Rondonia in 1985, and grew shrill when rubbertapper Chico Mendes was shot in 1988 trying to
