1st Edition
Sacrificing The Forest Environmental And Social Struggle In Chiapas
By Karen O'brien
Copyright 1998
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Selva Lacandona of Chiapas, Mexico has received a tremendous amount of attention since the Zapatista uprising began in 1994. Concerns have focused on both the rapid rate of deforestation in Mexico's largest tropical rain forest and the social marginalization of its inhabitants, which is considered to be a root cause of the uprising. In this book, Karen O'Brien presents an insightful analysis... Read more
* Introduction * The Political Ecology of Deforestation * Reconfiguring the Selva Lacandona * Facilitating Access * Agricultural Changes and Continuities * Colonizing the Selva * Refugees and Rebels * Conservation Strategies * Sacrificing the Forest
Biography
Karen L. O'Brien is a senior research fellow at the centre for International Climate and Environmental Research,Oslo (CICERO) in Norway.
