Foresters, borders, and bark beetles : the future of Europe's last primeval forest

Foresters, borders, and bark beetles : the future of Europe's last primeval forest /

"In Europe's last primeval forest, at Poland's easternmost border with Belarus, the deep past of ancient oaks, woodland bison, and thousands of species of insects and fungi collides with authoritarian and communist histories. Foresters, biologists, environmentalists, and locals projec...

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Main Author: Blavascunas, Eunice (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2020
Subjects:
Forest conservation > Bialowieza Forest (Poland and Belarus)
Forest conservation > Bialowieza Forest (Poland and Belarus) > International cooperation.
Forest protection > Bialowieza Forest (Poland and Belarus)
Forest management > Bialowieza Forest (Poland and Belarus)
Bark beetles > Conservation > Bialowieza Forest (Poland and Belarus)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Time Line
  • 1. Puszcza: Of Forests and Time
  • 2. The Forester
  • 3. Scientists and the Communist Past: Syndromes, Disorders, and a Proper Elite
  • 4. Postpeasant Cosmopolitics: Man of the Forest
  • 5. Borderline Engagements: Relict Forest, Relict Communism
  • 6. Resurgence: Outbreaks of Bark Beetle and Right-Wing Nationalism
  • 7. Temporal Dimensions: The Past Is Not Safe at All
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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