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" Beyond sun and sand : "
edited by Sherrie L. Baver, Barbara Deutsch Lynch.
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992372
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Beyond sun and sand : : Caribbean environmentalisms /\ edited by Sherrie L. Baver, Barbara Deutsch Lynch.
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New Brunswick, N.J. :: Rutgers University Press,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (vii, 210 pages)
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0813536537
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0813536537
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0813536545
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1281316571
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9780813536538
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9780813536545
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9781281316578
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-189) and index.
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| Contents
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Issues and movements. The political ecology of paradise / Sherrie L. Baver and Barbara Deutsch Lynch -- Environmental movements in the Caribbean / Francine Jácome -- The political ecology of sun and sand. Paradise sold, paradise lost : Jamaica's environment and culture in the tourism marketplace / Marian A.L. Miller -- Historical contentions and future trends in the coastal zones : the environmental movement in Puerto Rico / Manuel Valdés Pizzini -- The struggle for sustainable tourism in Martinique / Maurice Burac -- Behind the beach : productive landscapes and environmental change. Puerto Rico : economic and environmental overview / Neftali García-Martinez [and others] -- Seeking agricultural sustainability : Cuban and Dominican strategies / Barbara Deutsch Lynch -- "Ni una bomba mas :" reframing the Vieques struggle / Katherine T. McCaffrey and Sherrie Baver -- Risky environments and the Caribbean diaspora. Environmental justice for Puerto Ricans in the northeast : a participant-observer's assessment / Ricardo Soto-Lopez -- Environmental risk and childhood disease in an urban working-class Caribbean neighborhood / Lorraine C. Minnite and Immanuel Ness -- Conclusion : toward a Creole envrionmentalism / Barbara Deutsch Lynch.
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Filtered through the lens of the North American and European media, the Caribbean appears to be a series of idyllic landscapes-sanctuaries designed for sailing, diving, and basking in the sun on endless white sandy beaches. Conservation literature paints a similarly enticing portrait, describing the region as a habitat for endangered coral reefs and their denizens, parrots, butterflies, turtles, snails, and a myriad of plant species. In both versions, the image of the exotic landscape overshadows the rich island cultures that are both linguistically and politically diverse, but tr.
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Environmental policy-- Caribbean Area.
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Environmentalism-- Caribbean Area.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Development-- Sustainable Development.
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Earth Environmental Sciences.
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Environmental policy.
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Environmental Sciences.
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Environmentalism.
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NATURE-- Environmental Conservation Protection.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Ethnic Studies-- Hispanic American Studies.
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Caribbean Area.
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333.72/09729
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GE190.C27B49 2006eb
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Baver, Sherrie L.
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Lynch, Barbara D.
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