Fate of the Forest

图书信息

作者	Hecht, Susanna B.
出版社	University of Chicago Press
ISBN	9780226322735
出版时间	2011-01-15
字数	73.8万
分类	University of Chicago Press,进口书,外文原版书,文学,自传,回忆录

读书简介

The Amazon rain forest covers more than five million square kilometers, amid the territories of nine different nations. It represents over half of the planet's remaining rain forest. Is it truly in perilWhat steps are necessary to save itTo understand the future of Amazonia, one must know how its history was forged: in the eras of large pre-Columbian populations, in the gold rush of conquistadors, in centuries of slavery, in the schemes of Brazil's military dictators in the 1960s and 1970s, and in new globalized economies where Brazilian soy and beef now dominate, while the market in carbon credits raises the value of standing forest.Susanna Hecht and Alexander Cockburn show in compelling detail the panorama of destruction as it unfolded, and also reveal the extraordinary turnaround that is now taking place, thanks to both the social movements, and the emergence of new environmental markets. Exploring the role of human hands in destroying-and saving-this vast forested region, The Fate of the Forest pivots on the murder of Chico Mendes, the legendary labor and environmental organizer assassinated after successful confrontations with big ranchers. A multifaceted portrait of Eden under siege, complete with a new preface and afterword by the authors, this book demonstrates that those who would hold a mirror up to nature must first learn the lessons offered by some of their own people.

目录

Cover

Copyright

Title Page

Praise for The Fate of the Forest

Epigraph

Contents

List of maps

Preface to the 2010 Edition

Acknowledgements

One: The Forests of Their Desires

Two: The Realm of Nature

Three: The Heritage of Fire

Four: The Amazon Prospectus

Five: Magnates in the Amazon

Six: The Generals’ Blueprint

Seven: The Furies Unleashed

Eight: The Defenders of the Amazon

Nine: The Ecology of Justice

Appendix A: Interview with Ailton Krenak

Appendix B: Interview with Darrell Posey

Appendix C: Interview with Osmarino Amâncio Rodrigues

Appendix D: Interview with Father Michael Feeney

Appendix E: Forest Peoples’ Manifesto

Appendix F: Seven Beliefs, True and False, about the Amazon

Appendix G: A note on parks, the origins of Yosemite and the expulsions of Native Americans

Glossary of Plant Names

Glossary of Portuguese Terms

Notes and References

Bibliography

Afterword, 2010

Index