Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Map 1 Middle America
- Map 2 South America
- Introduction: Props and Scenery
- 1 An Old World Before It Was “New”
- 2 Nature's Conquests
- 3 The Colonial Balance Sheet
- 4 Tropical Determinism
- 5 Human Determination
- 6 Asphyxiated Habitats
- 7 Developing Environmentalism
- Epilogue: Cuba's Latest Revolution
- Suggested Further Reading
- Index
Map 1 - Middle America
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2015
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Map 1 Middle America
- Map 2 South America
- Introduction: Props and Scenery
- 1 An Old World Before It Was “New”
- 2 Nature's Conquests
- 3 The Colonial Balance Sheet
- 4 Tropical Determinism
- 5 Human Determination
- 6 Asphyxiated Habitats
- 7 Developing Environmentalism
- Epilogue: Cuba's Latest Revolution
- Suggested Further Reading
- Index
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007