Tree of Rivers
The Story of the Amazon
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2008
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-51401-6 (ISBN)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-51401-6 (ISBN)
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Describes the struggles that have taken place in order to utilize, protect and understand the wonder that is the Amazon. This account recalls the adventures and misadventures down the centuries of the explorers, missionaries, indigenous Indians, naturalists, rubber barons, scientists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and political extremists.
This enthralling book brilliantly describes the passionate struggles that have taken place in order to utilize, protect and understand the wonder that is the Amazon. Hemming’s riveting account recalls the adventures and misadventures down the centuries of the explorers, missionaries, indigenous Indians, naturalists, rubber barons, scientists, anthropologists, archaeologists, political extremists, prospectors and many more, who have been in thrall to the Amazon, the largest river in the world, with the greatest expanse of tropical rain forest and most luxuriant biological diversity on earth.
This enthralling book brilliantly describes the passionate struggles that have taken place in order to utilize, protect and understand the wonder that is the Amazon. Hemming’s riveting account recalls the adventures and misadventures down the centuries of the explorers, missionaries, indigenous Indians, naturalists, rubber barons, scientists, anthropologists, archaeologists, political extremists, prospectors and many more, who have been in thrall to the Amazon, the largest river in the world, with the greatest expanse of tropical rain forest and most luxuriant biological diversity on earth.
Formerly the Director of the Royal Geographical Society in London, John Hemming has traveled in and written extensively about the Amazon region. His previous books include Tree of Rivers.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.4.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | including 6 maps; 50 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 172 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-500-51401-1 / 0500514011 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-500-51401-6 / 9780500514016 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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