Conservation’s Roots by Abigail P Dowling
Conservation's Roots illuminates the diversity of practices in premodern environmental history across Europe from the Middle Ages to the brink of modernity.-
Managing Northern Europe's Forests
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Planning for the Planet
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Environing Empire
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Moving Nature
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Thinking Russia's History Environmentally
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Fault Lines
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International Organizations and Environmental Protection
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Colonial Seeds in African Soil
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Hazardous Chemicals
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Planting Seeds of Knowledge
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The Nature of German Imperialism
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Rivers, Memory, And Nation-building
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Managing the Unknown
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Ice and Snow in the Cold War
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Habsburg Natures
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Disrupted Landscapes
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Changes in the Air
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Risk on the Table
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Cycling and Recycling
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The Meanings of a Disaster
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In the Name of the Great Work
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Creating Wilderness
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Powerless Science?
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Tropical Nature
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The Russian Cold
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A Living Past
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Civilizing Nature
“The volume reflects great editorial careAlmost every study supports the main thesis of the collection, which is that while there was a clear tendency for sustainable forest (land) and water resource management in pre-modern times, this motivation was social and economic, rather than ecological. Not only do the papers implicitly communicate with each other, but they also refer to each other, pointing to the commonalities or differences in practices in the areas studied. With very few exceptions, the papers draw on archival material that in many cases had seldom been studied previously, and even those that build on printed sources raise new perspectives and pose different questions than previous authors. Accordingly, the volume will undoubtedly become one of the key references in pre-modern sustainability studies.” • Historical Studies on Central Europe
“The essays in Conservation’s Roots represent a thoughtful and compelling contribution to the field. They continue the scholarly conversation about the importance of pre-modern history to understanding sustainability, conservation, and the degrees to which people have both influenced their environments and understood the scale and import of their interventions.” • Ellen Arnold, Ohio Wesleyan University
“This collection is valuable and timely, with fresh insights in abundance. It will serve as an excellent reader for students and scholars of environmental history, as both a contribution to scholarship in its own right and a point of entry into the specialist literature.” • Angus J L Winchester, Lancaster University
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789206920 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789206928 |
| Title | Conservation’s Roots |
| Author | Abigail P Dowling |
| Series | Environment In History: International Perspectives |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books |
| Year published | 2020-06-11 |
| Number of pages | 374 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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