Historical Dictionary of Burundi (African Historical Dictionaries Series, No. 8)

Historical Dictionary of Burundi (African Historical Dictionaries Series, No. 8)
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Historical Dictionary of Burundi (African Historical Dictionaries Series, No. 8)
Warren Weinstein
Manufacturer: Scarecrow Pr
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ASIN: 0810809621

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Located in east central Africa, the Republic of Burundi has experienced much conflict in its brief history. Although it has been independent from European administration since 1962, Burundi has gone through several political upheavals. From 1966 to 1990, it existed as a republic under military rule. In 1993, it had its first free presidential election, which placed Melchoir Ndaday in the Presidential seat. His assassination four months later spurred violent uprisings between Burundi's two major ethnic groups, the Hutu and the Tutsi. Ndaday's successor likewise died under suspicious circumstances in 1994, resulting in more civil unrest in Burundi, as well as in Burundi's neighboring country of Rwanda. Burundi's civilian conflicts have been further strained by pressing social and economic problems, causing the leadership of this troubled country to appeal for help from its UN affiliates. The "Historical Dictionary of Burundi" contains entries on the important national figures, political parties and military personnel who have steered this tiny nation through its troubled development, as well as information on Burundi's steadily strengthening economy and educational base. A chronology, bibliography, and detailed introduction will give the reader a perspective from which to continue study of the development of this nation.

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Heresy, Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe (European Culture and Society)

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A valuable contribution to Anabaptist history
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Heresy, Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe (European Culture and Society)
Gary K. Waite
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Bringing together the fields of Reformation and witchcraft studies, Gary K. Waite reveals how the early-modern period's religious conflicts led to widespread confusion and uncertainty, against which alleged diabolical conspiracies served to reaffirm orthodoxy. As with the vicious persecution of Anabaptists, witch-hunting was a means of restoring belief in the veracity of official teachings about the supernatural realm. Waite argues that it was only when the authorities came to terms with religious pluralism that there was a corresponding decline in witch panics.

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A Stimulating Work.......2006-06-20

The goal of this book is an ambitious one. Gary Waite seeks to explain the connections between the wrenching spiritual changes experienced by Christians during the Reformation and the growing intensity of witch-hunting at the same time. To do so, he tells us, is to enter into a contentious historical debate. Various scholars emphasize different factors in generating the "witch-craze" of the 16th and 17th centuries; what Waite does in this book is to strike a balance, recognizing the importance of social conflict and gender roles, but at the same time foregrounding the religious anxieties of the period.

Waite begins by exploring attitudes towards religious non-conformity and magic in the late Middle Ages. By the 13th century he notes that there was already deep concern among religious and secular authorities about the development of unorthodox sects; the Inquisition was formed and empowered to torture suspected heretics. But over the following centuries such practices failed to eradicate dissent or erase self-doubt among some orthodox Christians. For instance, the persistence of Judaism vexed some believers profoundly. Magic - the exercise of "preternatural" control over nature - remained popular not only among common folk, but among some members of the clergy as well. Heretics and Jews had long been attacked as the allies of Satan, but by the 15th century there was growing concern that magical practices also had diabolical implications. To make matters worse, many clergy detected a simultaneous rise in religious scepticism. Waite also notes that by this time witchcraft was increasingly associated with women. Even though it had often been male clerics who dabbled in such practices, women were believed to be mentally and physically more inclined to succumb to the devil's temptations.

In a climate of religious doubt and change, it was useful to deflect criticism of the established church by calling for greater vigilance against heretics, Jews, and witches. Waite contends, however, that witch-trials did not reach their peak until after the Protestant Reformation got fully underway, some time after this array of beliefs had taken shape. Why? Because the challenge of Reformers such as Luther and Calvin meant that more than ever, established beliefs were disputed. The religious fidelities of Europeans were up for grabs; Protestant leaders sought to win support, and the Catholic Church responded with a counter-offensive. In an atmosphere of intense religious conflict, many believed the final judgement must be at hand, which meant that religious communities had to be purified.

Carefully dissecting the complex religious mentalities of the Reformation, Waite notes that both Protestants and Catholics persecuted those who would not conform, be they skeptics, Jews, or sects such as the Anabaptists, linking all of them to diabolical conspiracy. But even after persecution of these groups had begun to run its course, the drive to extirpate Satan's minions endured. Projecting fears about heretics onto beliefs about the widespread practice of diabolical magic, witch-hunting intensified. Individual panics were often fuelled by social conflicts rooted in local communities, but within a framework of regimenting belief systems. Where the contest of beliefs and the desire to stamp out heretics was strong, such as in the south-western Holy Roman Empire, Switzerland, and France, so too was the proclivity for witch-hunting. By the same token, where religious conformity was more firmly established, or where confessional conflict was declining, there tended to be fewer witchcraft trials.

Waite's carefully constructed interpretation of the rise and fall of witch-hunting is characterized by vigor and clarity. The author provides rich quotations to allow readers to immerse themselves in a mental world which he views as "both comfortably familiar and fantastically strange." He also reminds us of the human cost of religious fanaticism, noting the desperation and bewilderment of those accused of witchcraft and forced to confess under torture. This book deserves to be widely read.

A valuable contribution to Anabaptist history.......2006-06-17

In the context of the apocalyptic fervour that marked the sixteenth century, both witches and religious heretics such as Anabaptists were seen as members of diabolical conspiracies. Growing incertitude of such complicated doctrines as transubstantiation made it necessary for religious authorities to demonstrate the validity of their cosmological interpretation. What better proof than the pursuit of campaigns against these agents of the Devil? Gary Waite, known to scholars of Anabaptist history for his valuable work on David Joris, offers in this book an interesting explanation of religious persecution in early modern Europe.

Readers may ask if it is reasonable to posit a connection between heresy and witchcraft persecutions when the numbers for each are so radically different in scale. Waite cites William Monter, who has counted some 3000 executions for heresy. This number is a far cry from the 30-60 000 executions for witchcraft recently found by Brian Levack. Waite explains that Monter does not include figures for the Council of Blood or St. Bartholomew's Day massacres in his tally. The inclusion of these events, and Waite's rejection of higher numbers for witch executions as polemical inflation, brings the two persecutions more into line in terms of scale.

Waite traces understandings of the Devil, magic, heresy and witchcraft from the late middle ages through the Reformation to the early seventeenth century development of religious pluralism. Tremendous doubts about Catholic tenets existed among the populace well before the Protestant Reformation. Occasional miracles of bleeding Hosts were useful in bolstering religious belief. Persecution of Jews (and later, witches) for desecration of the Host and ritual murder of Christian children served to establish the reality of a diabolical realm operating within the human world. Authorities' use of language about the Devil was literal rather than metaphorical. Declining belief in the Devil's physical presence, together with the existence of Nicodemism and spiritualism, motivated persecutory efforts by both Catholics and Protestants to "counteract the expression of skepticism toward the approved understanding of the supernatural realm" (150).

Waite demonstrates that the "widespread preoccupation among members of all confessions and social levels with the nearness of apocalyptical judgment" strongly influenced secular and religious authorities' efforts to "persecute dissenters as agents of the Devil's final, apocalyptical assault on Christendom" (86). The increasing diversity of religious beliefs led to conflict just as dangerous as the more obvious violence of the Peasants' War and the Anabaptist kingdom of Münster. The emergence of Nicodemism further contributed to notions of diabolical conspiracy. Orthodoxy could only be preserved by rooting out these conspirators and consigning them to the flames.

With the successful suppression of heresy, this "demonizing rhetoric" was applied to other ostensible dissenters such as unruly women--witches. Anabaptism inadvertently was partially responsible for this persecutional shift. By acting as visionaries, prophets and informal house-church leaders, by divorcing non-Anabaptist husbands, abandoning families, participating in the polygamy and armed defense of Münster and running naked through the streets proclaiming apocalyptical judgment, Anabaptist women gained considerable notoriety as breakers of traditional gender roles and as examples of the effects of loosening the strictures limiting female behavior (117). The independence of Anabaptist women thus fed into later witch hunts.

Not all regions pursued witches with the same fervour. Waite gives careful attention to geographic differences. Witch hunts were most extensive in those regions experiencing the greatest religious conflict and which had held the most heresy trials. No serious witch hunts occurred in Mediterranean regions where Inquisitions were most active, however, because there was no longer major competition for the state church. Similarly, in regions like the Dutch Republic where there was no state church, there was also no perceived need for witch hunts. Waite provides some interesting comments on Anabaptist beliefs about witches. A number of Dutch Mennonites wrote against the witch hunts, arguing that the Devil had "an extremely limited role" in the world, a belief shared by the Dutch Collegiants. Both Anabaptists and Quakers "identified the Devil with their persecutors or spiritualized him altogether, in the process suppressing fear of witchcraft among their members" (193).

Why the ultimate acceptance of religious pluralism? Waite explains that witch persecutions ironically increased skepticism, and were largely abandoned at the same time as attempts to maintain confessional conformity. People came to realize that their sectarian neighbours presented no challenge to local order. Merchants began to appreciate that religious tolerance was necessary for trade. Authorities eventually acknowledged that doubt and dissidence were not necessarily threats to the existence of the state. Spiritualism and humanism spread from the Dutch Republic, promoting religious tolerance and resisting confessional conformity.

Waite has produced a highly readable book. The use of subtitles within chapters is often a sign of an inability to develop a coherent argument, but not in this case. The copy editing is remarkably clean; it is rare to find a book with virtually no typographical errors such as this one. A useful introductory chapter outlines the historiography of witchcraft for the neophyte, particularly of its intersection with the Reformation, and an extensive annotated bibliography provides greater detail. Throughout the work, Waite gives equal attention to elite convictions and popular beliefs. The remarkable cover artwork leaves the reviewer wishing that illustrations could have been included inside. Students wanting to understand Anabaptism within a wider historical context are recommended to read Waite's book.

A poor synthesis.......2006-04-02

In Heresy, Magic, and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe, Gary K. Waite attempts to tie together the various persecutions that took place in Early Modern Europe. Whether persecution was aimed against Christian heretics, witches, or Jews, its purpose was always the same: reinforcing current orthodoxy against growing doubt. Thus, Waite claims that the more pluralistic the society, the less fringe groups were persecuted.
This book is flawed. Waite argues his thesis tendentiously, citing portions of scholarship on Early Modern Europe that support his claims and ignoring scholarship that would question them. The book is a brief synthesis of other scholars' works, and Waite's contribution consists of mere assertions that lack supporting evidence. Waite does not engage the sources of Early Modern Europe; instead he trusts others to do the work of research for him. When he quotes a primary source, his citation is always from some secondary literature. This form of "researching" may be fine for a survey of the historiography, but Waite is attempting to argue a thesis.
Not only is his methodology wanting, but also his thesis is much too simplistic. Waite argues as societies become more pluralistic, persecution of the "Other" lessens. He cites example after example of how the reigning orthodoxy persecuted the "Other" in order to strengthen its position in society. Places like the Netherlands and Maria Theresa's Austria, however, did not persecute irrationally because of tolerance for a multiplicity of ideas. This formulation is inadequate. Waite fails to grapple with the religious situation in Spain in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Spain was the most ethnically and religiously diverse region in Europe, and its variegated population managed a high level of cooperation for centuries. Instead of peaceful toleration, however, this region led to some of the most intense persecution of the "Other."
Waite's explanation of the Jewish situation in Early Modern Europe also has many problems. He asserts, "Jews ... were officially tolerated in the Christian west because they proved an extremely useful, if unwitting, ally in the campaign to expel religious doubt from the hearts of Christian believers" (19). As a causal claim, this statement is ludicrous. Waite implies a conspiracy by the Church to use Jews to quench Christian doubt. The evidence does not support this assertion. (His reasons for the persecution of women during the witch-hunts similarly lack evidentiary substantiation.)
Not only are Waite's methods and assertions suspect, but he lacks a fundamental understanding of the subject that he is trying to address. In the book's introduction, Waite writes, "Religion is always nonrational, for its tenets cannot be proven by empirical testing" (3). This statement belies a misunderstanding of rationalism, religion, or both. As a system of knowledge, rationalism is not dependent on evidence or empirical testing. Rationalism relies on human reason. Just as religion cannot be empirically tested, neither can mathematics. Rationalism and empiricism are competing systems of knowledge. Waite's conflation of the two demonstrates a positivist bent, and positivism is self-referentially absurd. Thus, Waite founds his philosophical approach to this subject upon a defective meta-narrative, and readers should be skeptical of his claims.

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Marine Protected Areas: Principles and Techniques for Manage

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Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0412594501

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This book describes the selection, setting up and technique for management of marine protected sites internationally. Principles are supported by practical case studies drawn from the main marine regions of the world.

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Marine Protected Areas: Principles and Techniques for Manage.......2001-07-03

The book covers interesting and useful guide in aspects of marine protected area, from the history of Marine Protected Area (MPA), what to consider and how to select site of MPA to management, enforcement, and building the awareness. I particularly like the chapter that discuss the MPA concept and the importance of getting the community involvement (which will ensure the sustainability of the MPA), also the marine education and interpretation.

I read the book from a library in UK and would like to have one. Unfortunately the quality of this books is shown by its price, which not affordable for me who come from developing countries where the techniques can be put in practice.

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Parks are important economic vehicles, generating billions of dollars worldwide in tourism revenue. However, the reasons for that visitation are found in the non-material, non-economic values that parks offer to people: values that are cultural, therapeutic, scientific, spiritual, recreational, educational, and aesthetic/artistic. The Full Value of Parks is the first comprehensive analysis of these important, but intangible, values.

Sustainable Financing of Protected Areas: A global review of challenges and options (Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines)

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Sustainable Financing of Protected Areas: A global review of challenges and options (Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines)
Lucy Emerton , Joshua Bishop , and Lee Thomas
Manufacturer: World Conservation Union
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 2831708818
Release Date: 2006-06-10

Partnerships for Protection: New Strategies for Planning and Management for Protected Areas

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Partnerships for Protection: New Strategies for Planning and Management for Protected Areas

Manufacturer: Earthscan Publications
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ASIN: 1853836095

Biodiversity Conservation in Transboundary Protected Areas: Proceedings of an International Workshop Bieszczady and Tatra National Parks, Poland May 15-25, 1994

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Though contributors are biologists, now useful mostly as a document of intellectual history

Biodiversity Conservation in Transboundary Protected Areas: Proceedings of an International Workshop Bieszczady and Tatra National Parks, Poland May 15-25, 1994

Manufacturer: National Academy Press
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ASIN: 0309055768

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Though contributors are biologists, now useful mostly as a document of intellectual history.......2007-08-06

This book, now quite dated, consists of the proceeds from a conference in those heady post-Communist days of the early 1990s. It consists of US and East European biologists discussing problems of transboundary protected areas in Eastern Europe. The obvious subtext to the conference was a bit of scientific and policy imperialism, to inform post-Communist public land managers of the state of the art in the West.

Judged by this book, that altruistic motive seems pretty well justified. The first part of the book consists of American experts discussing US experience, while the rest consists of East Europeans doing the same for their experience. It's painfully clear from a comparison of the two parts just how far many East European land managers fell behind international standards under Communism. The apparent exception is Polish scientists and land managers, who clearly remained part of the international community. Their chapters tend to be the strongest, comparable in quality to the US chapters. Several chapters provide good information about Bialowieza Primeval Forest on the Polish-Belorussian border, for example.

The rest of the book is painfully descriptive and boring. If you want facts and figures about protected areas in Eastern Europe, this is a good source - - but you can probably find the same information on the Internet now. There isn't much to learn about biology or environmental policy in this book because of the huge gap in quality. However, it might make interesting fodder for anyone studying the intellectual history of environmentalism in Eastern Europe, or the spread of western ideas to the East in the early 1990s.

Developing The Antarctic Protected Area System: "Proceedings Of The Scar (Conservation of Southern Polar Region, No. 1)

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Developing The Antarctic Protected Area System: "Proceedings Of The Scar (Conservation of Southern Polar Region, No. 1)

Manufacturer: World Conservation Union
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ASIN: 2831702186

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