An environmental history of the world [ humankind's changing role in the community of life

This book is an overview of human history in relationship to the natural environment, from origins to the present, with case studies of different societies in each period.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hughes, J. Donald [ (Johnson Donald)] , 1932- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge , 2009
Edition:2nd ed
Series:Routledge studies in physical geography and environment
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction : history and ecology -- 2. Primal harmony -- 3. The great divorce of culture and nature -- 4. Ideas and impacts -- 5. The Middle Ages -- 6. The transformation of the biosphere -- 7. Exploitation and conservation -- 8. Modern environmental problems -- 9. Present and future 
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650 0 |a Biotic communities   |x History 
650 0 |a Human ecology   |x History 
650 0 |a Nature   |x Effect of human beings on   |x History 
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650 4 |a Human ecology 
650 4 |a Nature 
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