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The Struggle for Accountability
After a history of funding environmentally costly megaprojects, the World Bank now claims that it is trying to become a leading force for sustainable development. For more than a decade, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and grassroots movements have formed transnational coalitions to reform the World Bank and the governments that it funds. The Struggle for Accountability assesses the efforts of these groups to make the World Bank more publicly accountable. The book is organized into four parts. Part I describes the NGOs and grassroots movements that are the book's central focus. Part II presents case studies of four projects that provoked the emergence of transnational advocacy coalition...
Consuming Grief
Mourning the death of loved ones and recovering from their loss are universal human experiences, yet the grieving process is as different between cultures as it is among individuals. As late as the 1960s, the Wari' Indians of the western Amazonian rainforest ate the roasted flesh of their dead as an expression of compassion for the deceased and for his or her close relatives. By removing and transforming the corpse, which embodied ties between the living and the dead and was a focus of grief for the family of the deceased, Wari' death rites helped the bereaved kin accept their loss and go on with their lives. Drawing on the recollections of Wari' elders who participated in consuming the dead...
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The Dialectics of Devastation
The primary objective of this study has been to critically examine the dynamics of rapid deforestation and land degradation in Rondônia, Brazil. As previously emphasized, the analytical framework utilized in this essay has drawn primarily from the fields of political economy and human ecology, an approach recently described as "regional political ecology"(Blaikie and Brookfield 1987). Although characteristic of a growing body of literature focusing on the inter-relationships between human society and environmental degradation (Watts 1983, Hecht 1985, Blaikie 1985, Blaikie and Brookfield 1987, de Janvry and Garcia 1988), such an approach has not been typical of most empirical research on sma...
Geo-grafías
La geo-grafía que nos ofrece el autor es una construcción teórica comprometida, testimonio de una reflexión compartida al lado de los seringueiros en la selva amazónica de Brasil. El autor inició el camino hacia esa geo-grafía junto a Chico Mendes, líder del movimiento seringueiro y símbolo del movimiento ecologista mundial. Desde entonces ha seguido abrazando y asesorando la lucha por la reapropiación de su naturaleza, por la afirmación de su cultura y por la construcción de un proyecto propio de sustentabilidad.
1920s Fashions from B. Altman & Company
Over 700 black-and-white illustrations, detailed descriptions, and prices for a vast array of upscale women's clothing and accessories — dresses, bathing suits, cloche hats, shoes, much more. Attire for men and children, too.
O silêncio da motosserra
Parar a devastação da Amazônia é um feito possível e um imperativo ético. Esta obra fundamental narra o momento em que alcançamos a maior redução de desmatamento da história e revela a dimensão do desafio de preservar a floresta. O silêncio da motosserra é fruto da parceria de dois observadores privilegiados da floresta amazônica: o jornalista Claudio Angelo, que cobre questões ambientais desde a virada do século, e o engenheiro florestal Tasso Azevedo, principal arquiteto do Fundo Amazônia e de outras políticas e iniciativas fundamentais para o controle do desmatamento. Com uma narrativa cativante, os autores nos contam como, entre 2005 e 2012, o Brasil promoveu uma reduç...
American Beauties
Harrison Fisher's portraits of healthy, poised, active, and confident women set the standard of "American Beauty" in the early 20th century — and he enjoyed a celebrity status that was unparalled for an illustrator. This original publication compiles his very best black-and-white and color illustrations for Cosmopolitan, Saturday Evening Post, assorted books, and other publications.
