Linden Eugene (Eugene Linden) - Ragged Edge Of The World Encounters At The Frontier Where Modernity Wildlands And Indigenous Peoples Meet - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A species nearing extinction a tribe losing centuries of knowledge a tract of forest facing the first incursion of humans - how can we even begin to assess the cost of losing so much of our natural and cultural legacy? For forty years environmental journalist and author Eugene Linden has travelled to the very sites where tradition wildlands and the various forces of modernity collide. In THE Ragged EDGE OF THE World he takes us from pygmy forests to the Antarctic to the world's most pristine rainforest in the Congo to tell the story of the harm taking place - and the successful preservation efforts - in the world's last wild places.
Title: Ragged Edge Of The World Encounters At The Frontier Where Modernity Wildlands And Indigenous Peoples Meet
Author(s): Linden Eugene (Eugene Linden)
Publisher: Plume
Barcode: 9780452297746
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 3/27/2012
Category: Social Impact Of Environmental Issues