The Environment in World History

by Mosley; Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780415409568
• ISBN10: 041540956X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-25
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

Throughout human history, it has been necessary for humans to work with and modify their, environments in order to survive. However, in recent years, the environmental changes brought about by humans have come to rival those within nature itself, leading to an ecological crisis that has brought the environment to the top of the global political agenda.

Author Biography

Stephen Mosley is Senior Lecturer in History at Leeds Metropolitan University. His previous publications include The Chimney of the World: A History of Smoke Pollution in Victorian and Edwardian Manchester (2008).

Table of Contents

List of tables	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction: environment and history	p. 1
The world hunt	p. 13
Forests and forestry	p. 31
Soils and irrigation	p. 56
Cities and the environment	p. 83
Conclusion: beyond the limits?	p. 113
Index	p. 117
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