
The Face of the Earth
Environment and World History
J. Donald Hughes(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 30. September 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7656-0423-1 (ISBN)
Description
Although the organizing principle of virtually every world history text is "development", the editor of this volume maintains that this traditional approach fails to address the issue of sustainability. By adopting the ecological process as their major theme, the authors 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. Topics range from broad regional studies that examine important aspects of the global environment that affect nations, to a study of the widespread influence of one important individual on his nation and beyond. The authors take different approaches, but all share the conviction that world history must take ecological process seriously, and they all recognize the ways in which the living and non-living systems of the earth have influenced the course of human affairs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Weight
410 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7656-0423-1 (9780765604231)
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Person
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Content
Chapter 1 Introduction, J. Donald Hughes; Chapter 2 Biodiversity in World History, J. Donald Hughes; Chapter 3 Equity, Eco-Racism, and the Environmental Justice Movement, Martin V. Melosi; Chapter 4 Of Rats and Men, John R. McNeill; Chapter 5 Land and Agriculture in Australia, Helen Wheatley; Chapter 6 Toward Eco-Revival?, Valery J. Cholakov; Chapter 7 The Greening of Gandhi, Diane M. Jones;