An Environmental History of the World: Humankind's Changing Role in the Community of Life

An Environmental History of the World: Humankind's Changing Role in the Community of Life
ISBN-10
1134777744
ISBN-13
9781134777747
Series
An Environmental History of the World
Category
Science
Pages
281
Language
English
Published
2002-09-26
Publisher
Routledge
Author
J. Donald Hughes

Description

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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