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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dukes, Paul, 1934-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2011.
Colección:Anthem world history.
Temas:
Science and civilization.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Global environmental change.
Human ecology.
History, Modern.
Sciences et civilisation.
Homme > Influence sur la nature.
Changement global (Environnement)
Écologie humaine.
Histoire moderne et contemporaine.
human ecology.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Main Matter; Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION: TIMES AND APPROACHES; Chapter 2: ENLIGHTENMENT AND REVOLUTIONS, 1763-1815; James Watt and the First Industrial Revolution; Adam Smith and Adam Ferguson: The Stages of Historical Development; The American and French Revolutions; Enlightenment and Intellectual Revolutions; Napoleon; Conclusion; Chapter 3: NATIONS AND -ISMS, 1815-1871; Nations and -Isms; Monarchism, Nationalism, Liberalism; Socialism; Darwinism and Other -Isms; History and Historians; Conclusion.

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