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Examines the apparent paradox of pollution and destruction of natural resources taking place in cultures traditionally perceived as being in harmony with their environments. The authors suggest that one reason may be that what Asians state as metaphors, Westerners take at face value.
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Sacred trees and haunted forests - Indonesia; sociopolitical structures and the Southeast Asian ecosystems; nature as the virgin forest - Sri Lankan farmers' perspective; nature conservation in Northern Pakistan; Japanese advertising nature - ecology, women, fashion, art; culture in Japanese nature; Feng-shui and the Chinese perception of nature.
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