Environments of Empire: Networks and Agents of Ecological Change

Author:   Ulrike Kirchberger ,  Brett M. Bennett
Publisher:   The University of North Carolina Press
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9781469655925


Pages:   278
Publication Date:   30 April 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Environments of Empire: Networks and Agents of Ecological Change


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The age of European high imperialism was characterized by the movement of plants and animals on a historically unprecedented scale. The human migrants who colonized territories around the world brought a variety of other species with them, from the crops and livestock they hoped to propagate, to the parasites, invasive plants, and pests they carried unawares, producing a host of unintended consequences that reshaped landscapes around the world. While the majority of histories about the dynamics of these transfers have concentrated on the British Empire, these nine case studies-focused on the Ottoman, French, Dutch, German, and British empires-seek to advance a historical analysis that is comparative, transnational, and interdisciplinary to understand the causes, consequences, and networks of biological exchange and ecological change resulting from imperialism. Contributors: Brett M. Bennett, Semih Celik, Nicole Chalmer, Jodi Frawley, Ulrike Kirchberger, Carey McCormack, Idir Ouahes, Florian Wagner, Samuel Eleazar Wendt, Alexander van Wickeren, Stephanie Zehnle.

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Author:   Ulrike Kirchberger ,  Brett M. Bennett
Publisher:   The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint:   The University of North Carolina Press
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781469655925


ISBN 10:   1469655926
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   30 April 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Readers are left with a range of new perspectives and methodologies that examine the varied aspects of ecological imperialism. Agricultural historians will find the collection especially helpful given that many of the essays focus on the development of colonial and modern agricultural practices.--Agricultural History


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Ulrike Kirchberger is a research fellow at the University of Kassel in Germany. Brett Bennett is associate professor of history at the University of Johannesburg and Western Sydney University.

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