Burning season, the: the murder of chico mendes and the fight for the amazon rain forest
Auteur :
Revkin, Andrew
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9781559630894
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the rain forests of the western Amazon," writes author Andrew Revkin, "the threat of violent death hangs in the air like mist after a tropical rain." Violent death came to Chico Mendes - killed by powerful ranchers for organizing resistance to the wholesale burning of the forest.