TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mosley, Stephen.
TI  - The environment in world history
T2  - Themes in world history
SN  - 9780415409551 (hbk.)
U1  - 304.2 22
PY  - 0000///201 0
CY  - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Human ecology
KW  - History
KW  - Nature
KW  - Effect of human beings on
KW  - World history
KW  - Case studies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Environment and history -- The world hunt -- Forests a nd forestry -- Soils and irrigation -- Cities and the environment -- Co nclusion: Beyond the limits?
N2  - "Covering the past 500 years of global history, The Environment in W orld History examines the processes that have transformed the earth and have put growing pressure on natural resources." "The Environment in W orld History also examines how European expansion overseas brought abou t a fundamental reorganisation of the world's ecology as contact betwee n long-isolated continents was re-established. It offers a fresh enviro nmental perspective on familiar world-history narratives of imperialism and colonialism, trade and commerce, and technological progress and th e advance of civilisation, and will be invaluable reading for all stude nts of world history and environmental studies."--BOOK JACKET
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