Humans versus nature : a global environmental history / Daniel R. Headrick.
Humans versus nature : a global environmental history / Daniel R. Headrick.
Humans versus nature : a global environmental history / Daniel R. Headrick.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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G 2020/2945
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Language
English
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Physical content
604 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The foragers -- Farmers and herders -- Early civilizations -- Eurasia in the classical age -- Medieval Eurasia and Africa -- The invasion of America -- The transformation of the old world -- The transition to an industrial world -- The West and the non-West in the nineteenth century -- War and devel...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2020]
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Summary
"This book is about the ongoing conflict between humanity and the natural environment. Over the past 200,000 years, humans have multiplied and populated the Earth. When they domesticated plants and animals and replaced foraging with agriculture and herding, they depleted natural resources, deforested the land, and caused mass extinctions. But natur...
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Humans versus nature : a global environmental history / Daniel R. Headrick.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/2945
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74VKaPzlzAvA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaPzlzAvA
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ISBN
9780190864712 hardcover acid-free paper
0190864710 hardcover acid-free paper
9780190864729 paperback acid-free paper
0190864729 paperback acid-free paper
DDC
304.28
MMS ID
991024312217502626
