Book #51320

The Subsidy from Nature: Palm Forests, Peasantry, and Development on an Amazon Frontier - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Anthony B. Anderson, Peter H. May, Michael J. Balick
Book #51320 The Subsidy from Nature: Palm Forests, Peasantry, and Development on an Amazon Frontier - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Anthony B. Anderson, Peter H. May, Michael J. Balick.

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: Columbia University Press, 1991.
ISBN: 0231072228

A first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with little soiling and edgewear in a Very Good+ dust-jacket with soiling and some edgewear as well.

The story of how palm oil became the world's most popular vegetable oil and the effect it has had on rural communities in the Brazilian Amazon is told in this book. The authors explore how the introduction of palm oil to the marketplace has been subsidized by the Brazilian government, leading to the displacement of peasant farmers and the destruction of their traditional way of life.; 8vo ; 233 pages.

Price: $50.00