American Environmental History An Introduction

Name: American Environmental History An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780231140355

ISBN-10: 0231140355

ISBN-13: 9780231140355

Edition: 2007

Authors: Carolyn Merchant

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By studying the many ways diverse peoples have changed, shaped, and conserved the natural world over time, environmental historians provide insight into humanity's unique relationship with nature and, more importantly, are better able to understand the origins of our current environmental crisis. Beginning with the precolonial land-use practice of Native Americans and concluding with our twenty-first century concerns over our global ecological crisis, American Environmental Historyaddresses contentious issues such as the preservation of the wilderness, the expulsion of native peoples from national parks, and population growth, and considers the formative forces of gender, race, and class.…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 10/31/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 504
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.92" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Carolyn Merchant is professor of environmental history, philosophy, and ethics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is author ofThe Death of Nature,Reinventing Eden, and several other books on environmental history. She is a past president of the American Society for Environmental History and a recipient of the society's distinguished scholar award.