Plundering Paradise: The Struggle for the Environment in the Philippines

by Robin Broad and John Cavanagh

Book Overview

This gripping portrait of environmental politics chronicles the devastating destruction of the Philippine countryside and reveals how ordinary men and women are fighting back. Traveling through a land of lush rainforests, the authors have recorded the experiences of the people whose livelihoods are disappearing along with their country's natural resources. The result is an inspiring, informative account of how peasants, fishers, and other laborers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520089219
• ISBN13: 9780520089211
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.8"