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| Wild Profusion: Biodiversity Conservation in an Indonesian Archipelago (In-formation) | 
| Author: Celia Lowe
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1058103
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0691124620
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.951609598
EAN: 9780691124629
ASIN: 0691124620
Publication Date: September 13, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Starts slow but informative November 4, 2008
I had to read this for class and i have to confess i couldn't manage reading the whole thing (I skipped the middle 2 of 6 chapters). The introduction and first 2 chapters are pretty much torture unless you have a pretty good idea of the lingo or are simply very interested in the subject. It does get interesting later on with some good info on the people of Indonesia and some of the blame-game and corruption in the country. Its a hard to read book that (if you can get through it) makes you seriously consider the subject of "biodiversity conservation" and its major cons.
 A must-read for anyone interested in biodiversity conservation April 26, 2008
This book was an eye-opener for me; a whole new perspective on biodiversity conservation. Many times, books such as this don't really apply to the rest of the world, but the ideas in here are very applicable everywhere. I found the book moving and very thought provoking, especially the last three chapters.
Unfortunately, she obscures many of her ideas in hard-to-follow political ecology rhetoric. Her first chapter is rough to get through for a lay person, and she beats you over the head with her manifesto. But once you get past that first chapter, the book picks up and finishes off with a fantastic conclusion that will change the way you think about biodiversity.
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