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Deforesting the earth : from prehistory to global crisis : an abridgment /
"Anyone who doubts the power of history to inform the present should read this closely argued and sweeping survey. This is rich, timely, and sobering historical fare written in a measured, non-sensationalist style by a master of his craft. One only hopes (almost certainly vainly) that today...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Anyone who doubts the power of history to inform the present should read this closely argued and sweeping survey. This is rich, timely, and sobering historical fare written in a measured, non-sensationalist style by a master of his craft. One only hopes (almost certainly vainly) that today's policymakers take its lessons to heart."-Brian Fagan, Los Angeles Times Published in 2002, Deforesting the Earth was a landmark study of the history and geography of deforestation. Now available as an abridgment, this edition retains the breadth of the original while rend. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 543 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-510) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226899053 0226899055 9780226899473 0226899470 1282659901 9781282659902 9786612659904 6612659904 |