Forests of Fortune ?: The Environmental History of Southeast Borneo, 1600-1880
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Hans Knapen
The author sets out to show that issues such as forest fires, logging and the decimation of wildlife have been problems on the island for some time. Based on documentary research, he explains the income producing activities of inhabitants of part of Dutch Borneo, now a part of Indonesia, and the effects of those activities on the environment from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 487 pages with figures, tables, maps, a bibliography and an index.
Weight: 1.0 kg Post free within Malaysia
Condition: Apart from a few minor bits of dirt on the text block, the book looks new
