Paradise for sale: a parable of nature
Auteur :
McDaniel, Carl N. / Gowdy, John M.
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520222298
Date de publication :
28 janv. 2000
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
318 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This text describes how Nauru Island became one of the richest nations in the world and how its citizens acquired all the ills of modern life. At the same time, Nauru became 80 per cent mined-out ruins that contain impoverished biological communities of little value in supporting human habitation.