This second edition of "An Environmental History of the World" continues to present a concise history, from ancient to modern times, of the interactions between human societies and the natural environment, including the other forms of life that inhabit our planet. Throughout their evolutionary histo[...]
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 th[...]
Alla mänskliga samhällen, såväl stora städer som små bondbyar och nomadgrupper, har existerat inom större biologiska samhällen och ekosystem och varit beroende av dessa. Mönstren i mänsklighetens historia är till stor del formade av relationen till ekosystemen. De levande sambanden mellan[...]