Deforesting the earth : from prehistory to global crisis : an abridgment /
Williams, Michael, 1935-2009.
Deforesting the earth : from prehistory to global crisis : an abridgment / Michael Williams. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xviii, 543 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-510) and index.
Illustrations; Preface; Part I: Clearing in the Deep Past; 1. The Return of the Forest; 2. Fire and Foragers; 3. The First Farmers; 4. The Classical World; 5. The Medieval World; Part II: Reaching Out: Europe and the Wider World; 6. Driving Forces and Cultural Climates, 1500-1750; 7. Clearing in Europe, 1500-1750; 8. The Wider World, 1500-1750; 9. Driving Forces and Cultural Climates, 1750-1900; 10. Clearing in the Temperate World, 1750-1920; 11. Clearing in the Tropical World, 1750-1920; Part III: The Global Forest; 12. Scares and Solutions, 1900-1944 13. The Great Onslaught, 1945-95: Dimensions of Change14. The Great Onslaught, 1945-1995: Patterns of Change; Epilogue: Backward and Forward Glances; Acknowledgments; List of Measures, Abbreviations, and Acronyms; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Index
"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.
English.
9780226899053 (electronic bk.) 0226899055 (electronic bk.) 9780226899473 0226899470 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 1282659901 9781282659902 9786612659904 6612659904
10.7208/9780226899053 doi
E7784243-6A4B-4744-B5B7-EF7B3005CF4D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Geschichte.
Forests and forestry--History.
Clearing of land--History.
Deforestation--History.
Défrichement--Histoire.
Déboisement--Histoire.
NATURE--Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Green Business.
Clearing of land.
Deforestation.
Forests and forestry.
Entwaldung
Umweltschaden
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
SD131 / .W53 2006eb
333.75/1309
SD131 / .W53 2006
Deforesting the earth : from prehistory to global crisis : an abridgment / Michael Williams. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xviii, 543 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-510) and index.
Illustrations; Preface; Part I: Clearing in the Deep Past; 1. The Return of the Forest; 2. Fire and Foragers; 3. The First Farmers; 4. The Classical World; 5. The Medieval World; Part II: Reaching Out: Europe and the Wider World; 6. Driving Forces and Cultural Climates, 1500-1750; 7. Clearing in Europe, 1500-1750; 8. The Wider World, 1500-1750; 9. Driving Forces and Cultural Climates, 1750-1900; 10. Clearing in the Temperate World, 1750-1920; 11. Clearing in the Tropical World, 1750-1920; Part III: The Global Forest; 12. Scares and Solutions, 1900-1944 13. The Great Onslaught, 1945-95: Dimensions of Change14. The Great Onslaught, 1945-1995: Patterns of Change; Epilogue: Backward and Forward Glances; Acknowledgments; List of Measures, Abbreviations, and Acronyms; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Index
"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.
English.
9780226899053 (electronic bk.) 0226899055 (electronic bk.) 9780226899473 0226899470 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 1282659901 9781282659902 9786612659904 6612659904
10.7208/9780226899053 doi
E7784243-6A4B-4744-B5B7-EF7B3005CF4D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Geschichte.
Forests and forestry--History.
Clearing of land--History.
Deforestation--History.
Défrichement--Histoire.
Déboisement--Histoire.
NATURE--Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Green Business.
Clearing of land.
Deforestation.
Forests and forestry.
Entwaldung
Umweltschaden
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
SD131 / .W53 2006eb
333.75/1309
SD131 / .W53 2006