Deforesting the earth :: from prehistory to global crisis : an abridgment /

"Anyone who doubts the power of history to inform the present should read this closely argued and sweeping survey. This is rich, timely, and sobering historical fare written in a measured, non-sensationalist style by a master of his craft. One only hopes (almost certainly vainly) that today...

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1. Verfasser: Williams, Michael, 1935-2009
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2006.
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Zusammenfassung:"Anyone who doubts the power of history to inform the present should read this closely argued and sweeping survey. This is rich, timely, and sobering historical fare written in a measured, non-sensationalist style by a master of his craft. One only hopes (almost certainly vainly) that today's policymakers take its lessons to heart."-Brian Fagan, Los Angeles Times Published in 2002, Deforesting the Earth was a landmark study of the history and geography of deforestation. Now available as an abridgment, this edition retains the breadth of the original while rend.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 543 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-510) and index.
ISBN:9780226899053
0226899055
9780226899473
0226899470
1282659901
9781282659902
9786612659904
6612659904

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