Tropical Forests, International Jungle
Marie-Claude Smouts
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Description for Tropical Forests, International Jungle
Paperback. Translator(s): Schoch, Cynthia. Series: CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPSN; KCN; KCP; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Marie-Claude Smouts looks at the issue of rain forest depletion and global environmental policies. Beginning with how the issue entered the world stage in the 1980s despite alarms over the issue in the 1950s, Tropical Forests, International Jungle explores the complexities of what are tropical forests, what role they play not only in environmentalism but in trade, health care, and almost every facet of natural and social life for those living there and beyond. Although for most in the developed world tropical forests have gained a status of part of our world heritage, these forests are not really part of ... Read more
Marie-Claude Smouts looks at the issue of rain forest depletion and global environmental policies. Beginning with how the issue entered the world stage in the 1980s despite alarms over the issue in the 1950s, Tropical Forests, International Jungle explores the complexities of what are tropical forests, what role they play not only in environmentalism but in trade, health care, and almost every facet of natural and social life for those living there and beyond. Although for most in the developed world tropical forests have gained a status of part of our world heritage, these forests are not really part of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Series
CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349526772
SKU
V9781349526772
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About Marie-Claude Smouts
MARIE-CLAUDE SMOUTS is research director at CERI and professor at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris.
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