Political Landscapes: Forests, Conservation, and Community in Mexico

by Christopher R . Boyer (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2015

  $121.26

  In this environmental history of twentieth-century Mexico, Christopher R. Boyer conceptualizes the forests of Chihuahua and Michoacan as political landscapes. Conflicts among local landowners, the federal government and timber companies politicized these geographies, demonstrating the crucial role that social forces play in the construction of environments.