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An Environmental History of the World: Humankind's Changing Role in the Community of Life
By J. Donald Hughes
280 pages
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Synopsis
An Environmental History of the World is a concise history, from Ancient to Modern times, of the interaction between human societies and the other forms of life that inhabit our planet. This original work follows a chronological path through the history of mankind, in relationship to ecosystems around the world. Each chapter concentrates on a general period in human history which has been characterised by large scale changes in the relationship of human societies to the biosphere, and gives three ...
An Environmental History of the World is a concise history, from Ancient to Modern times, of the interaction between human societies and the other forms of life that inhabit our planet. This original work follows a chronological path through the history of mankind, in relationship to ecosystems around the world. Each chapter concentrates on a general period in human history which has been characterised by large scale changes in the relationship of human societies to the biosphere, and gives three case-studies that illustrate the significant patterns occurring at that time. Little environmental or historical knowledge is assumed from the reader in this introduction to environmental history.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Permissions xiii
- 1 - Introduction 1
- 2 - Primal Harmony 12
- 3 - The Great Divorce of Culture and Nature 30
- 4 - Ideas and Impacts 52
- 5 - The Middle Ages 83
- 6 - The Transformation of the Biosphere 109
- 7 - Exploitation and Conservation 141
- Notes 169
- 8 - Modern Environmental Problems 174
- 9 - Present and Future 206
- 10 - A General Conclusion 238
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Permissions xiii
- 1 - Introduction 1
- 2 - Primal Harmony 12
- 3 - The Great Divorce of Culture and Nature 30
- 4 - Ideas and Impacts 52
- 5 - The Middle Ages 83
- 6 - The Transformation of the Biosphere 109
- 7 - Exploitation and Conservation 141
- Notes 169
- 8 - Modern Environmental Problems 174
- 9 - Present and Future 206
- 10 - A General Conclusion 238
- Notes 241
- Bibliographical Essay 242
- Index 249