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Silent fields : the long decline of a nation's wildlife /
Since time immemorial mankind has taken it upon himself to wage war against nature -- against those species of birds and mammals which he believes conflict with his livelihood. This remarkable book documents the history of that battle in England and Wales from the Middle Ages, shedding a new light o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Since time immemorial mankind has taken it upon himself to wage war against nature -- against those species of birds and mammals which he believes conflict with his livelihood. This remarkable book documents the history of that battle in England and Wales from the Middle Ages, shedding a new light on the history of our much-loved wildlife. - ;Since time immemorial mankind has taken it upon himself to wage war against nature -- against those species of birds and mammals which he believes conflict with his livelihood. This remarkable book is about that war of attrition against the native mammals. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 404 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-377) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191513633 0191513636 9780198520719 0198520719 9781429470155 1429470151 9786611160098 6611160094 1281160091 9781281160096 |