Title: Strangely like war : the global assault on forests /
Authors: Jensen, Derrick, 1960-; Draffan, George, 1954-
Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub.,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Deforestation History.; Deforestation Environmental aspects.; Clearcutting Environmental aspects.; Forest ecology
Abstract: "Ever since Gilgamesh cut down the ancient cedar forests of Mesopotamia, civilizations have foundered and collapsed in the wake of widespread deforestation. Today, with three quarters of the world's original forests gone and the pace of cutting, clearing, processing, and pulping ever accelerating, Jensen and Draffan lay bare the stark scenario we face - we being not only people, but the nonhuman fabric of life itself - unless deforestation is slowed and stopped. A must read for anyone who wants to understand the relationship between deforestation and our ecological crisis as well as an essential "handbook" for activists everywhere."--Jacket.
Contents: Deforestation -- Forest dwellers -- Accountability -- Killing forests -- Pulping the world -- Bodyguard of lies -- A rigged system -- Corruption -- Globalization in the real world -- Consuming the world -- The failure of solutions -- Rejecting Gilgamesh.