With Broadax and Firebrand: The Destruction of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

A history of human occupation in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, located in the country's most densely populated region, from an environmental perspective, detailing the devastation wrought to the region by mining, slash and burn farming, coffee, and industrialization, and the battles between conservationists and developers in the late 20th century. Discusses the evolution of technologies used to exploit the forest, and the role of social and cultural forces. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.