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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Note |
Includes index. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-323) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: 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 -- English Industrial Revolution / Richard G. Wilkinson -- [2.] European invasion: Ecological imperialism: the overseas migration of Western Europeans as a biological phenomenon / Alfred W. Crosby -- 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 -- 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 -- 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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Human ecology. |
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History. |
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Nature conservation -- History.
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Nature conservation. |
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Environmental policy -- History.
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Environmental policy. |
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Natureza (Conservacao E Manejo) |
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Ecologia Humana. |
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Recursos Naturais (Economia) |
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Recursos Naturais (Utilizacao) |
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Écologie humaine -- Histoire. |
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Nature -- Conservation -- Histoire. |
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Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- Histoire. |
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Ecologie. |
Indexed Term |
Man Ecology, to 1988 |
Subject |
Aufsatzsammlung. |
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Geschichte. |
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Humanökologie. |
Added Author |
Worster, Donald, 1941-
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ISBN |
0521343658 |
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9780521343657 |
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0521348463 paperback |
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9780521348461 paperback |
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