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The Oxford handbook of environmental history / edited by Andrew C. Isenberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks
- Oxford handbooks online
- Oxford handbooks in history.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human ecology--History.
- Human ecology.
- History.
- Environmental sciences--History.
- Environmental sciences.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on--History.
- Nature.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Handbook of environmental history
- Environmental history
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This book explores the methodology of environmental history, with an emphasis on the field's interaction with other historiographies such as consumerism, borderlands, and gender. It examines the problem of environmental context, specifically the problem and perception of environmental determinism, by focusing on climate, disease, fauna, and regional environments. It also considers the changing understanding of scientific knowledge.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 30, 2014).
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9780199983629
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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