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

Name: Insatiable Appetite The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World
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ISBN: 9780742553651

ISBN-10: 0742553655

ISBN-13: 9780742553651

Edition: 2007

Authors: Richard P. Tucker

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Now in a concise edition expressly for students and general readers, this widely hailed classic 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 Tucker highlights the unrelenting pressure caused by the demands of U.S. consumerism. The forced domestication of widely 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…

Book details

List price: $47.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/16/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.06" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.990



List of Maps


Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction: America's Global Environmental Reach



America's Sweet Tooth: Cane Sugar Transforms Tropical Lowlands



Banana Republics: Yankee Fruit Companies and the Tropical American Lowlands



The Last Drop: The American Coffee Market and the Hill Regions of South America



The Tropical Cost of the Automotive Age: Corporate Rubber Empires and the Rainforest



The Crop on Hooves: American Cattle Ranching in Latin America



Unsustainable Yield: American Loggers and Foresters in the Tropics


Conclusion: Consuming Appetites


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index


About the Author