Bibliograph

The third bank of the river, power and survival in the twenty-first-century Amazon, Chris Feliciano Arnold

Type

Label

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

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