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

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Insatiable Appetite: The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World - Tucker, Richard P
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"This is a fascinating book. Tucker draws together an amazing amount of material to demonstrate how the U.S., through exploitation, consumption, and demand over the past several centuries, has had a major impact on the ecology of tropical landscapes. It is a sobering, much-needed wake-up call to those who view the tropics as an endless cornucopia of resources." --Charles M. Peters, The New York Botanical Garden "This well-written book presents a critical and much-needed new insight into an important problem." --Otto T. ...

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Insatiable Appetite: The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World 2007, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, MD

ISBN-13: 9780742553651

Revised edition

Trade paperback

Insatiable Appetite: The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World 2000, University of California Press, Berkeley, CA

ISBN-13: 9780520220874

Hardcover