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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Polity Press
ISBN-10
0745631894
ISBN-13
9780745631899
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48646031
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Publication Name
What Is Environmental History?
Language
English
Subject
Natural History, General
Publication Year
2006
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, History
Series
What Is History? Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
& "Anyone seeking help in navigating the shoals of environmental history will give fulsome thanks to Don Hughes for this book. It is far and away the best guide yet to the issues and historiography of this emerging field, spanning the globe and delving into the deep as well as recent past. & "J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University& "What is Environmental History? is a masterfully condensed overview of one of the most urgent and rapidly developing fields of history. Written by a scholar of classical antiquity, it gracefully covers ancient, medieval, and modern periods & with a global vision. A state-of-the-art report for any scholar, and a perfect introduction for the student. & "Sverker S & örlin, Royal Institute of Technology. Stockholm, "Anyone seeking help in navigating the shoals of environmental history will give fulsome thanks to Don Hughes for this book. It is far and away the best guide yet to the issues and historiography of this emerging field, spanning the globe and delving into the deep as well as recent past." J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University "What is Environmental History? is a masterfully condensed overview of one of the most urgent and rapidly developing fields of history. Written by a scholar of classical antiquity, it gracefully covers ancient, medieval, and modern periods - with a global vision. A state-of-the-art report for any scholar, and a perfect introduction for the student." Sverker S÷rlin, Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, "Anyone seeking help in navigating the shoals of environmental history will give fulsome thanks to Don Hughes for this book. It is far and away the best guide yet to the issues and historiography of this emerging field, spanning the globe and delving into the deep as well as recent past. "J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University"What is Environmental History? is a masterfully condensed overview of one of the most urgent and rapidly developing fields of history. Written by a scholar of classical antiquity, it gracefully covers ancient, medieval, and modern periods - with a global vision. A state-of-the-art report for any scholar, and a perfect introduction for the student. "Sverker S örlin, Royal Institute of Technology. Stockholm, What is Environmental History? is a masterfully condensed overview of one of the most urgent and rapidly developing fields of history. Written by a scholar of classical antiquity, it gracefully covers ancient, medieval, and modern periods with a global vision. A state-of-the-art report for any scholar, and a perfect introduction for the student., "An essential reference source." --Philip Conford, Rural History "Anyone seeking help in navigating the shoals of environmental history will give fulsome thanks to Don Hughes for this book. It is far and away the best guide yet to the issues and historiography of this emerging field, spanning the globe and delving into the deep as well as recent past." --J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University " What is Environmental History? is a masterfully condensed overview of one of the most urgent and rapidly developing fields of history. Written by a scholar of classical antiquity, it gracefully covers ancient, medieval, and modern periods - with a global vision. A state-of-the-art report for any scholar, and a perfect introduction for the student." --Sverker Sörlin, Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, "Anyone seeking help in navigating the shoals of environmental history will give fulsome thanks to Don Hughes for this book. It is far and away the best guide yet to the issues and historiography of this emerging field, spanning the globe and delving into the deep as well as recent past. " J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University "What is Environmental History? is a masterfully condensed overview of one of the most urgent and rapidly developing fields of history. Written by a scholar of classical antiquity, it gracefully covers ancient, medieval, and modern periods with a global vision. A state-of-the-art report for any scholar, and a perfect introduction for the student. " Sverker S örlin, Royal Institute of Technology. Stockholm
Series Volume Number
1
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
304.209
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
1. Defining Environmental History.2. Forerunners of Environmental History.3. The Birth and Growth of Environmental History in the United States.4. Local, Regional, and National Environmental Histories.5. Global Environmental History.6. Issues and Directions in Environmental History.7. Thoughts on Doing Environmental History.Notes.Select Bibliography.Index.
Synopsis
What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked and thought in relationship to the rest of nature through the changes brought by time. In this seminal student textbook, J., What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked and thought in relationship to the rest of nature through the changes brought by time. In this seminal student textbook, J. Donald Hughes provides a masterful overview of the thinkers, topics and perspectives that have come to constitute the exciting discipline that is environmental history. He does so on a global scale, drawing together disparate trends from a rich variety of countries into a unified whole, illuminating trends and key themes in the process. Those already familiar with the discipline will find themselves invited to think about the subject in a new way. Students and scholars new to environmental history will find the book both an indispensable guide and a rich source of inspiration for future work, What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked and thought in relationship to the rest of nature through the changes brought by time. In this seminal student textbook, J. Donald Hughes provides a masterful overview of the thinkers, topics and perspectives that have come to constitute the exciting discipline that is environmental history. He does so on a global scale, drawing together disparate trends from a rich variety of countries into a unified whole, illuminating trends and key themes in the process. Those already familiar with the discipline will find themselves invited to think about the subject in a new way. Students and scholars new to environmental history will find the book both an indispensable guide and a rich source of inspiration for future work.
LC Classification Number
GF13
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