Insatiable Appetite: The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World, Concise Revised Edition by Tucker, Richard P.

Insatiable Appetite: The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780742553651)

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Insatiable Appetite: The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World, Concise Revised Edition by Tucker, Richard P.

Insatiable Appetite: The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World

$47.00
Insatiable Appetite: The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World, Concise Revised Edition by Tucker, Richard P.

Insatiable Appetite: The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World

$47.00
Format: Paperback
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Now in a concise edition created expressly for students and general readers, this widely hailed study traces the transformation of the tropics in modern times. Exploring the central role of the United States in the ongoing devastation of tropical lands, Richard P. Tucker highlights the unrelenting pressure caused by the demands of U.S. consumerism. The forced domestication of varied natural systems ultimately led to a devastating decline in biodiversity. The author brings his analysis to life with a series of vivid case studies of sugar, bananas, coffee, rubber, beef, and timber--each a virtual empire in itself. All readers who are interested in environmental degradation and its links to the world economy will be enlightened by this nuanced history.

Author: Richard P. Tucker
ISBN-10: 0742553655
ISBN-13: 9780742553651
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 04/16/2007
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.17w x 0.79d
By Richard P. Tucker
By Richard P. Tucker
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Richard P. Tucker is adjunct professor of natural resources at the University of Michigan.

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