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Ecology and power in the age of empire : Europe and the transformation of the tropical world /

Ecology and Power in the Age of Empire provides the first wide-ranging environmental history of the heyday of European imperialism, from the late nineteenth century to the end of the colonial era. It focuses on the ecological dimensions of the explosive growth of tropical commodity production, globa...

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Main Authors: Ross, Corey, 1969-
Corporate Authors: Oxford University Press.
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: First Edition.
Subjects:
Human ecology > Tropics > History > 19th century.
Human ecology > Tropics > History > 20th century.
Human ecology > Colonies > Europe > History.
Conservation of natural resources > Tropics > History.
Conservation of natural resources > Colonies > Europe > History.
Imperialism > Environmental aspects.
Online Access: http://www.iresearchbook.cn/f/ebook/detail?id=64526a60e3444be3ad35b3026f7477d9
Summary: Ecology and Power in the Age of Empire provides the first wide-ranging environmental history of the heyday of European imperialism, from the late nineteenth century to the end of the colonial era. It focuses on the ecological dimensions of the explosive growth of tropical commodity production, global trade, and modern resource management strategies that still visibly shape our world today, and how they were related to broader social, cultural, and political developments in Europe's colonies.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (x, 477 pages) : some illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [425]-470) and index.
ISBN: 9780191091964
9780199590414
Index Number: GF895
CLC: Q988

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