| #3215163 in Books | The Feminist Press at CUNY | 2001-08-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.90 x.30 x7.00l,.60 | File type: PDF | 112 pages | ||From the Author|It was quite a learning experience to research Marina Silva, an amazing woman. I spoke with many of her friends and colleagues, and interviewed her via email, with her assistant providing translation. I wish I could have made the book much longer
Since her girlhood as a poor rubber-tapper's daughter in Amazonia, Marina Silva has understood that bulldozing the rainforest for development hurts not only the indigenous peoples living there, but destroys natural resources needed by Brazil and the whole world. Overcoming extreme prejudice, Marina attended university. She joined the reform party of Chico Mendes and demonstrated against deforestation. Elected to Brazil's Senate, the "miracle of Acre" successful...
You easily download any file type for your device.Marina Silva: Defending Rainforest Communities in Brazil (Women Changing the World) | Ziporah Hildebrandt. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
