Knock on Wood: Nature as Commodity in Douglas-Fir Country (Hardcover)

W Scott Prudham; W Scott Prudham Scott Prudham
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Scott Prudham investigates a region that has in recent years seen more environmental conflict than perhaps anywhere else in the country--the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. Prudham employs.

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a political economic approach to explain the social and economic conflicts arising from the timber industry's presence in the region. As well, he provides a thorough accounting of the timber industry itself, tracing its motivations, practices, and labor relations.