The Amazon in Times of War - by Marcos Colón (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The Amazon in Times of War presents both direct and indirect evidence showcasing the deliberate state policies behind the violence and devastation inflicted upon the Brazilian Amazon and its inhabitants. The collection features firsthand accounts detailing not just physical assaults, but also economic and institutional harm.

Review Quotes

'These essays situate the Bolsonaro period as one of acute disaster but hardly divergent from the general thrust of Amazonian transformation a kind of alchemy of changing life into dead commodities.' Susanna Hetch, University of California, Los Angeles 'These essays are fresh and heartfelt and together are a powerful call for humanity to heed the voices of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon, to learn from them, and to act now.' Fiona Watson, Survival International 'This book is vital reading for anyone engaged by the hauntings and hopes, the fears and promise that suffuse Earth's greatest tropical forest.' Rob Nixon, Princeton University 'The Amazon in Times of War is a must-read for all who care about the future of the rainforest -- and planet Earth.' Scott Wallace, author of The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes 'Colón, through his compelling images and testimonials from the Amazonian peoples, has exposed to humanity the tragedy of the Amazon's destruction at the hands of the most nefarious interests of logging companies and garimpeiros, associated with multinational corporations and the blind pursuits of global capitalism.' Enrique Leff, National Autonomous University of Mexico