The burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest /

"A well-written and sympathetic biography of the late Chico Mendes, leader of the Acre rubber tappers who was assassinated in Dec. 1988. Uses biographical format successfully to probe the wider economic, social, and political questions of Amazonian development. Excellent for classroom use"...

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Main Author:	Revkin, Andrew
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
Subjects:	Mendes, Chico, > 1944-1988. Mendes, Chico, > 1944-1988 Mendes, Chico. Conservationists > Brazil > Biography. Rain forest conservation > Brazil. Rain forest conservation > Amazon River Region. Deforestation > Brazil. Deforestation > Amazon River Region. Rain forests > Brazil. Rain forests > Amazon River Region. Écologistes (Défenseurs de l'environnement) > Brésil > Biographies. Forêts pluviales > Conservation > Brésil. Déboisement > Brésil. Forêts pluviales > Brésil. Conservationists. Deforestation. Rain forest conservation. Rain forests. Brandrodung Tropischer Regenwald Mord Amazon River Region. Brazil. Brasilien Biography. collective biographies. Biographies.