The Environment in World History

ISBN-13: 9781138301597 / Miękka / 2023 / 168 str.

UK) Mosley Stephen (Leeds Metropolitan University

Opis

Now in its second edition and refreshed by a decade of new research, The Environment in World History uncovers the deep-rooted causes of interconnected climate, biodiversity, and ecological crises that have brought the environment to the top of the global political agenda in the twenty-first century.

Recenzje

‘A book like this one goes a long way to making environmental history something that any and everyone can easily grasp.’

Reviews in History

‘A must read for anyone interested in exploring the historical　roots of a planetwide ecological crisis. Essential.’

Choice　

‘As with many of the volumes in this series "Themes in World History", this one will undoubtedly become an important contribution to the field of world environmental history.’

Anthony N. Penna, Comparativ

‘Meticulously researched, it is sure to provide even the hardened environmental historian with some new case study, some unexpected interpretive slant or some grim statistic to mull over. Brief though it is, this is surely one of the best histories of the environment currently available.’

Environment and History

Spis treści

1. Introduction: environment and history 2. The world hunt 3. Forests and forestry 4. Soils and irrigation 5. Cities and the environment 6. Conclusion: beyond the limits?

O autorze

Stephen Mosley is Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Mobilities Research (CeMoRe), Lancaster University. He is the author of The Chimney of the World: A History of Smoke Pollution in Victorian and Edwardian Manchester, also published by Routledge.