No Wood, No Kingdom : Political Ecology in the English Atlantic /

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In early modern England, wood scarcity was a widespread concern. Royal officials, artisans, and common people expressed their fears in laws, petitions, and pamphlets, in which they debated the severity of the problem, speculated on its origins, and proposed solutions to it. No Wood, No Kingdom explo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pluymers, Keith (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]
Colección:The Early Modern Americas
Temas:
Forest policy > England > History > 16th century.
Forest policy > England > History > 17th century.
Forests and forestry > Political aspects > Atlantic Ocean Region > History.
Forests and forestry > Political aspects > England > History.
Forests and forestry > Political aspects > Ireland > History.
Political ecology > Great Britain > History.
Scarcity.
HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775).
American History.
American Studies.
Ecology.
Environmental Studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • NOTE ON SPELLING AND DATES
  • INTRODUCTION: A Wooden World
  • CHAPTER 1. Scarcity, Conflict, and Regulation in England's Royal Forests
  • CHAPTER 2. Creating Scarcity in Ireland's Woods
  • CHAPTER 3. The Political Ecology of Woods in Virginia
  • CHAPTER 4. Conservation and Commercialization in Bermuda
  • CHAPTER 5. Deforestation and Preservation in Early Barbados
  • CHAPTER 6. Toward an Atlantic or Imperial Political Ecology?
  • ARCHIVES CONSULTED
  • NOTES
  • INDEX
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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