Ecological Imperialism The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900

Name: Ecological Imperialism The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900
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ISBN: 9780521546188

ISBN-10: 0521546184

ISBN-13: 9780521546188

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Alfred W. Crosby, Donald Worster, Donald Worster

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People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world--North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain because in many cases they were achieved by using firearms against spears. Alfred Crosby, however, explains that the Europeans' displacement and replacement of the native peoples in the temperate zones was more a matter of biology than of military conquest. Now in a new edition with a new preface, Crosby revisits his classic work and again evaluates the ecological reasons for European expansion. Alfred W. Crosby is the author of the widely popular and ground-breaking books,The…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 390
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



List of illustrations


Preface to the new edition


Acknowledgments



Prologue



Pangaea revisited, the Neolithic reconsidered



The Norse and the Crusaders



The Fortunate Isles



Winds



Within reach, beyond grasp



Weeds



Animals



Ills



New Zealand



Explanations



Conclusion



What was the "smallpox" in New South Wales in 1789?


Notes


Index