FIGHT FOR THE FOREST:; CHICO MENDES IN HIS OWN WORDS. Additional material by Tony Gross
Language: English
Published by Latin American Bureau (Research and Action) Ltd., London, 1990
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Seller: Libros Latinos, Redlands, CA, U.S.A.Libros Latinos
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viii; 96p., maps, photos, illus., glossary, wrps. "Chico Mendes, (1944-1988) was a Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist and environmental activist. He fought to stop the burning and logging of the Amazon Rainforest to clear land for cattle ranching, and founded a national union of rubber tappers in an attempt to preserve their profession and the rainforest that it relied upon. He was murdered in 1988 by ranchers opposed to his activism". With period photos throughout.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- FIGHT FOR THE FOREST:; CHICO MENDES IN HIS OWN WORDS. Additional material by Tony Gross
- Author
- Cena, Francisco Alves Mendes Filho "Chico"
- Publisher
- Latin American Bureau (Research and Action) Ltd., London
- Publication year
- 1990
- Condition
- Used; Like New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Third Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- SOUTH AMERICA
Libros Latinos
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