Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers: The Politics of Environmental Knowledge in Northern Thailand South India mapping a new reality of

mapping a new reality of interconnected desires in which cultures

this work is a poetic rendition of verse into verse while preserving the original meaning

Hakan Lundstrom and Damrong Tayanin

The volume is distinguished by a scrupulous detachment despite the evident compassion the author feels for the country

Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers: The Politics of Environmental Knowledge in Northern Thailand South India mapping a new reality ofBy Tim Forsyth & Andrew Walker In this far reaching examination of environmental problems and politics in northern Thailand, Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker analyze deforestation, water supply, soil erosion, use of agrochemicals, and biodiversity in order to challenge popularly held notions of environmental crisis. They argue that such crises have been used to support political objectives of state expansion and control in the upland and to justify the