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Environment and empire /
Environment and Empire uncovers the fascinating interaction between people and the elements in very different British colonies throughout the world. Providing a rich overview of socio-environmental change, driven by imperial forces, this fascinating new study examines a key global historical process...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Colección: | Oxford history of the British Empire companion series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Environment and Empire uncovers the fascinating interaction between people and the elements in very different British colonies throughout the world. Providing a rich overview of socio-environmental change, driven by imperial forces, this fascinating new study examines a key global historical process of the last 500 years. British imperial authorities were concerned about overexploitation and the potential risks to nature and material production, and this book examines the rise of. conservation as a result. It also looks at political reassertions by colonised peoples over natural resources, who. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (395 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-382) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191566288 0191566284 1281164194 9781281164193 9786611164195 6611164197 1435617665 9781435617667 0191917540 9780191917547 |