The third bank of the river, power and survival in the twenty-first-century Amazon, Chris Feliciano Arnold
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The third bank of the river, power and survival in the twenty-first-century Amazon, Chris Feliciano Arnold
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-338)
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The third bank of the river
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1029071317
Responsibility statement
Chris Feliciano Arnold
Sub title
power and survival in the twenty-first-century Amazon
Summary
A veteran journalist evaluates the state of the war over the Amazon, tracing the efforts of environmental activists, locals, and indigenous tribes to save the jungle from the dangers of loggers, drug lords, and corrupt politicians
Table Of Contents
Part I: A finite world -- Fan fest -- Isolation -- A way back from oblivion -- Site X -- The real jungle -- The Brazil reader -- Wolves among sheep -- The Devil's Paradise -- Quarantine -- Part II: How monsters are born -- Biti's gang -- Maximum power -- The bloody weekend -- a sense of security -- Très fronteiras -- Operation Wolfpack -- Ghost riders -- Part III: The Amazon clock -- A land without men -- City of vultures -- Soul counts -- Guardians -- Last dance -- The torch and the jaguar
Subject
- Violence -- Amazon River Region
- Corruption -- Amazon River Region
- Logging -- Amazon River Region
- Drug traffic -- Amazon River Region
- Travel writing
- Amazon River Region -- Social conditions
- Amazon River Region -- Environmental conditions
- Indians of South America -- Amazon River Region -- Social conditions
- Arnold, Chris Feliciano, 1981- -- Travel -- Brazil -- Amazon River Region
- Récits de voyages
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- Violence -- Amazon River Region
- Corruption -- Amazon River Region
- Logging -- Amazon River Region
- Drug traffic -- Amazon River Region
- Travel writing
- Amazon River Region -- Social conditions
- Amazon River Region -- Environmental conditions
- Indians of South America -- Amazon River Region -- Social conditions
- Arnold, Chris Feliciano, 1981- -- Travel -- Brazil -- Amazon River Region
- Récits de voyages
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