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Evolutionary history : uniting history and biology to understand life on Earth /
"This book introduces a new field that unites history and biology to create a fuller understanding of the past"--
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Studies in environment and history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Matters of Life and Death
- 2 Evolutions Visible Hands
- 3 Hunting and Fishing
- 4 Eradication
- 5 Altering Environments
- 6 Evolution Revolution
- 7 Intentional Evolution
- 8 Coevolution
- 9 Evolution of the Industrial Revolution
- 10 History of Technology
- Suggestion 1: Conceptualize Biotechnologies as Factories
- Suggestion 2: Think of Biotechnologies as Workers
- Suggestion 3: See Biotechnologies as Products
- Suggestion 4: Analyze Plant and Animal Breeding as Technological Innovation
- Suggestion 5: Deemphasize the Plant-Animal Dichotomy as a Primary Way of Organizing Ideas
- Suggestion 6: Expand History of Technologys Reach via Evolutionary History
- 11 Environmental History
- 12 Conclusion
- Note on Sources
- Glossary
- Notes
- Preface
- 1. Matters of Life and Death
- 2. Evolutions Visible Hands
- 3. Hunting and Fishing
- 4. Eradication
- 5. Altering Environments
- 6. Evolution Revolution
- 7. Intentional Evolution
- 8. Coevolution
- 9. Evolution of the Industrial Revolution
- 10. History of Technology
- 11. Environmental History
- 12. Conclusion
- Note on Sources
- Index.