The Subsidy from Nature: Palm Forests, Peasantry, and Development on an Amazon Frontier - 1st Edition/1st Printing

New York: Columbia University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0231072228 . A first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with little soiling and edgewear in a Very Good+ dust-jacket with soiling and some edgewear as well; The story of how palm oil became the world's most popular vegetable oil and the effect it has had on rural communities in the Brazilian Amazon is told in this book. The authors explore how the introduction of palm oil to the marketplace has been subsidized by the Brazilian government, leading to the displacement of peasant farmers and the destruction of their traditional way of life.; 8vo ; 233 pages .