What is Environmental History?
Published on 18. October 2006
Book
Hardback
188 pages
978-0-7456-3188-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this seminal student textbook, J. Donald Hughes provides a masterful overview of the thinkers, topics and perspectives that have come to constitute the exciting discipline that is environmental history.
Reviews / Votes
"An essential reference source." --Philip Conford, Rural History "Anyone seeking help in navigating the shoals of environmental history will give fulsome thanks to Don Hughes for this book. It is far and away the best guide yet to the issues and historiography of this emerging field, spanning the globe and delving into the deep as well as recent past." --J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University "What is Environmental History? is a masterfully condensed overview of one of the most urgent and rapidly developing fields of history. Written by a scholar of classical antiquity, it gracefully covers ancient, medieval, and modern periods - with a global vision. A state-of-the-art report for any scholar, and a perfect introduction for the student." --Sverker Sorlin, Royal Institute of Technology StockholmMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
1, black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
389 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7456-3188-2 (9780745631882)
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J. Donald Hughes
What is Environmental History?
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10/2015
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Person
J D Hughes is John Evans Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Denver, Colorado.
Content
1. Defining Environmental History. 2. Forerunners of Environmental History. 3. The Birth and Growth of Environmental History in the United States. 4. Local, Regional, and National Environmental Histories. 5. Global Environmental History. 6. Issues and Directions in Environmental History. 7. Thoughts on Doing Environmental History. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.