Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 / Edition 2

Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 / Edition 2

by Alfred W. Crosby
ISBN-10:
0521837324
ISBN-13:
9780521837323
Pub. Date:
01/19/2004
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
0521837324
ISBN-13:
9780521837323
Pub. Date:
01/19/2004
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 / Edition 2

Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 / Edition 2

by Alfred W. Crosby
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Overview

The second edition of this classic work that evaluates the ecological reasons for European expansion.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521837323
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 01/19/2004
Series: Studies in Environment and History
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 408
Sales rank: 1,065,401
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Alfred W. Crosby is a Professor Emeritus in American Studies, History and Geography at the University of Texas, Austin, where he taught for over twenty years. His previous books include America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918, 2nd edition (Cambridge, 2003), Throwing Fire: Projectile Technology through History (Cambridge, 2002), The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250–1600 (Cambridge, 1997). The Measure of Reality was chosen by the Los Angeles Times as one of the 100 most important books of 1997.

Table of Contents

1. Prologue; 2. Pangaea revisited, the Neolithic reconsidered; 3. The Norse and the Crusaders; 4. The Fortunate Isles; 5. Winds; 6. Within reach, beyond grasp; 7. Weeds; 8. Animals; 9. Ills; 10. New Zealand; 11. Explanations; 12. Conclusion.
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