Ecology and power in the age of empire : Europe and the transformation of the tropical world /

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This is a wide-ranging environmental history of late-19th and 20th century European imperialism, relating the expansion of modern empire, global trade, and mass consumption to the momentous ecological shifts they entailed and providing a historical background to the social, political, and environmen...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Ross, Corey
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This is a wide-ranging environmental history of late-19th and 20th century European imperialism, relating the expansion of modern empire, global trade, and mass consumption to the momentous ecological shifts they entailed and providing a historical background to the social, political, and environmental issues of the twenty-first century.
Umfang:
1 online resource (477 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-109197-9
0-19-182990-0
Schlagworte:
Human ecology > Tropics > 19th century.
Human ecology > Tropics > 20th century.
Human ecology > Colonies > Europe > History.
Conservation of natural resources > Tropics > History.
Conservation of natural resources > Colonies > Europe > History.
Imperialism > Environmental aspects.
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