Overview
An Environmental History of the World is a concise history, from Ancient to Modern times, of the interaction between human societies and the other forms of life that inhabit our planet. This original work follows a chronological path through the history of mankind, in relationship to ecosystems around the world. Each chapter concentrates on a general period in human history which has been characterised by large scale changes in the relationship of human societies to the biosphere, and gives three case-studies that illustrate the significant patterns occurring at that time. Little environmental or historical knowledge is assumed from the reader in this introduction to environmental history.
Full Product Details
Author: J. Donald Hughes
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Volume: v.2
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 24.50cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9780415136198
ISBN 10: 0415136199
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 16 May 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By: 9780415481502
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
'We gain, overall, an impression of a scholar, not a tourist, who has presented a coherent story which is also good to read ... [an] admirable and intellectually adventurous book.' - The Holocene'This reviewer enthusiastically appplauds Hughes's interpretive work on human history from an ecological perspective.' - The Historian
This book is vintage Hughes: pellucid prose, a clear sense of moral purpose, and stunning historical reach across several millenia and around the world. It is quite simply the best introduction to world environment history yet written. <br>-J.R. McNeill, Georgetown University <br> This slender book takes on the biggest theme facing humankind in the twenty-first century--the global environment challenge that has been centuries in the making. The book is impressive in scope, clear and readable in prose, and compassionate. It represents a brand-new perspective on history, one that is an engaging as a good travel narrative and very much needed. <br>-Donald Worster, University of Kansas <br> Don Hughes has written a lively account of his first-hand experience--with the cultures and nature of so many places and with so many original sources through time...This timely and well-written work will be of value in teaching and for the scholar seeking gateways into different continents and times. <br>-Dr. Verena Winiwarter, Vienna University <br> In this scholarly work Donald Hughes harmonizes human history with the environment. He makes us realize that our community, in the deepest sense, is the community of life. <br>-M.D. Subash Chandran, Dr. Baliga College, Kumta, India <br> [The author's] journeys and experiences provide a unique interpretation of environmental history... This reviewer enthusiastically applauds Hughes' interpretive work on human history from an ecological perspective.. <br>-The Historian <br>
'We gain, overall, an impression of a scholar, not a tourist, who has presented a coherent story which is also good to read ... [an] admirable and intellectually adventurous book.' - The Holocene 'This reviewer enthusiastically appplauds Hughes's interpretive work on human history from an ecological perspective.' - The Historian 'We gain, overall, an impression of a scholar, not a tourist, who has presented a coherent story which is also good to read ... [an] admirable and intellectually adventurous book.' - The Holocene 'This reviewer enthusiastically appplauds Hughes's interpretive work on human history from an ecological perspective.' - The Historian This book is vintage Hughes: pellucid prose, a clear sense of moral purpose, and stunning historical reach across several millenia and around the world. It is quite simply the best introduction to world environment history yet written. -J.R. McNeill, Georgetown University This slender book takes on the biggest theme facing humankind in the twenty-first century--the global environment challenge that has been centuries in the making. The book is impressive in scope, clear and readable in prose, and compassionate. It represents a brand-new perspective on history, one that is an engaging as a good travel narrative and very much needed. -Donald Worster, University of Kansas Don Hughes has written a lively account of his first-hand experience--with the cultures and nature of so many places and with so many original sources through time...This timely and well-written work will be of value in teaching and for the scholar seeking gateways into different continents and times. -Dr. Verena Winiwarter, Vienna University In this scholarly work Donald Hughes harmonizes human history with the environment. He makes us realize that our community, in the deepest sense, is the community of life. -M.D. Subash Chandran, Dr. Baliga College, Kumta, India [The author's] journeys and experiences provide a unique interpretation of environmental history... This reviewer enthusiastically applauds Hughes' interpretive work on human history from an ecological perspective.. -The Historian
Author Information
J. Donald Hughes is John Evans Professor in the Department of History at the University of Denver, USA
