| The Ends of the Earth: Perspectives on Modern Environmental History Contributor(s): Worster, Donald (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1139173596 ISBN-13: 9781139173599 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 304.209 |
| Series: Studies in Environment and History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since 1492, when Columbus discovered America, the world has been moving toward an increasingly integrated global economy, higher population levels and consequently greater resource demands, and an increasingly precarious state of the biosphere. These developments play a major part in both modern history and in daily life. Understanding their interrelationships and development is crucial to the future of humanity and of the Earth, and is the unifying theme of this collection of readings. |