Environment in World History (eBook)

Stephen Mosley (Autor)

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2023
130 Seiten
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-1-000-99141-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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. Its expanded chapters and case studies explore a wide range of issues including the following: the hunting of wildlife and the loss of biodiversity across the globe; deforestation and the development of strategies to protect the world's forests; soil degradation caused by worldwide agricultural expansion, one of the most profound ways that humans have altered the planet; the widening impact of urban-industrial growth and the deepening ecological footprints of the world's cities; and the rising levels of air, land and water pollution as the trade-off for continued economic growth worldwide. Covering the last five hundred years, it offers an essential environmental perspective on well-known world history narratives of imperialism and colonialism, trade and commerce, technological progress and the advance of civilisation.Clearly written and fully up-to-date, it is an invaluable resource for all students of world history and environmental studies.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.11.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• ISBN-10: 1-000-99141-5 / 1000991415
• ISBN-13: 978-1-000-99141-3 / 9781000991413