No wood, no kingdom : political ecology in the English Atlantic /

In early modern England, wood scarcity was a widespread concern. Royal officials, artisans, and common people expressed their fears in laws, petitions, and pamphlets, in which they debated the severity of the problem, speculated on its origins, and proposed solutions to it. No Wood, No Kingdom explo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pluymers, Keith (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]
Colección:Early modern Americas.
Temas:
1500-1699
Forest policy > England > History > 16th century.
Forest policy > England > History > 17th century.
Political ecology > Great Britain > History.
Forests and forestry > Political aspects > England > History.
Forests and forestry > Political aspects > Ireland > History.
Forests and forestry > Political aspects > Atlantic Ocean Region > History.
Scarcity.
Politique forestière > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Politique forestière > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Écologie politique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Rareté (Économie politique)
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
British colonies
Forest policy
Forests and forestry > Political aspects
Political ecology
Scarcity
Great Britain > Colonies > America > History.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Amérique > Histoire.
America
Atlantic Ocean Region
England
Great Britain
Ireland
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: a wooden world
  • Scarcity, conflict, and regulation in England's royal forests
  • Creating scarcity in Ireland's woods
  • The political ecology of woods in Virginia
  • Conservation and commercialization in Bermuda
  • Deforestation and preservation in early Barbados
  • Toward an Atlantic or imperial political ecology?

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