The face of the earth : environment and world history / edited by J. Donald Hughes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hughes, J. Donald (Johnson Donald), 1932-

Series:

Sources and studies in world history.

Sources and studies in world history The face of the earth

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Study and teaching.

History--Study and teaching--Congresses.

History.

Human ecology--Congresses.

Human ecology.

Local Subjects:

History--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By adopting the ecological process as their major theme, the contributors of this volume show how the process of human interaction with the natural environment unfolded in the past, and offer perspective on the ecological crises in our world at the beginning of the 21st century.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Half Title ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""1. Introduction: Ecological Process in World History ""; ""2. Biodiversity in World History ""; ""3. Equity, Eco-Racism, and the Environmental Justice Movement ""; ""4. Of Rats and Men: A Synoptic Environmental History of the Island Pacific ""; ""5. Land and Agriculture in Australia: Coping with Change in a Fragile Environment ""; ""6. Toward Eco-Revival? The Cultural Roots of Russian Environmental Concerns ""

""7. The Greening of Gandhi: Gandhian Thought and the Environmental Movement in India """"Selected Bibliography ""; ""Contributors ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

First published 2000 by M.E. Sharpe.

Papers presented at a conference held Oct. 8-10, 1994, at Aspen, Colo.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-188) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-69979-6

1-317-45691-2

9781315699790

OCLC:

912319414