| Description |
viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Studies in environment and history |
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Studies in environment and history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-323) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The vulnerable earth: toward a planetary history / Donald Worster -- [1.] Dynamics of change: Environment, population, and technology in primitive societies / Ester Boserup -- Climatic fluctuations and population problems in early modern history / Gustaf Utterström -- The English Industrial Revolution / Richard G. Wilkinson -- [2.] The European invasion: Ecological imperialism: the overseas migration of Western Europeans as a biological phenomenon / Alfred W. Crosby -- The depletion of India's forests under British imperialism: planters, foresters, and peasants in Assam and Kerala / Richard P. Tucker -- Toward an archaeology of colonialism: elements in the ecological transformation of the Ivory Coast / Timothy C. Weiskel -- The myth of the Southern soil miner: macrohistory, agricultural innovation, and environmental change / Carville Earle -- Toward an interactive theory of nature and culture: ecology, production, and cognition in the California fishing industry / Arthur F. McEvoy -- Efficiency, equity, esthetics: shifting themes in American conservation / Clayton R. Koppes -- The changing face of Soviet conservation / Douglas R. Weiner -- Conclusion: Toward a biosphere consciousness / Raymond F. Dasmann -- Appendix: Doing environmental history / Donald Worster. |
| Subject |
Human ecology -- History.
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Nature conservation -- History.
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Environmental policy -- History.
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| Added Author |
Worster, Donald, 1941-
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| ISBN |
0521343658 |
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0521348463 paperback |
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