| Main Title |
An environmental history of the world : humankind's changing role in the community of life / |
| Author |
Hughes, J. Donald
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| Publisher |
Routledge, |
| Year Published |
2001 |
| OCLC Number |
45743336 |
| ISBN |
0415136180; 9780415136181; 0415136199; 9780415136198 |
| Subjects |
Human ecology--History ;
Nature--Effect of human beings on--History ;
Biotic communities--History ;
4290 ecology: general--(NL-LeOCL)077603583 ;
Facteurs humains ;
Effets sur l'environnement ;
Ecologie humaine ;
Histoire ;
Société ;
Biosphäre ;
Geschichte ;
Humanèokologie ;
Kultur ;
Mensch ;
Umwelt ;
Umweltschutz ;
Anthropogener Einfluss ;
Umweltverñderung ;
Menselijke invloed ;
Biosphäre--(DE-588)4140407-5 ;
Geschichte--(DE-588)4020517-4 ;
Humanèokologie--(DE-588)4026152-9 ;
Kultur--(DE-588)4125698-0 ;
Mensch--(DE-588)4038639-9 ;
Umwelt--(DE-588)4061616-2 ;
Umweltschutz--(DE-588)4061644-7 ;
Umweltveränderung ;
Ecologie humaine--Histoire ;
Homme--Influence sur la nature--Histoire ;
Bioc enoses--Histoire
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Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ERAM |
GF13.H83 2001 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
06/11/2004 |
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| Collation |
xiv, 264 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-248) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Introduction: History and ecology -- Primal harmony -- The great divorce of culture and nature -- Ideas and impacts -- The Middle Ages -- The transformation of the biosphere -- Exploitation and conservation -- Modern environmental problems -- Present and future -- A general conclusion. This original work follows a chronological path through the history of mankind, in relationship to ecosystems around the world. Each chapter concentrates on a general period in human history; each also has three case studies which illustrate the significant patterns occurring at that time. |
