The Ends of the Earth
Perspectives on Modern Environmental History

Table of Contents

Preface
Part I. Introduction:
1. The vulnerable Earth: toward a planetary history Donald Worster
Part II. Dynamics of Change:
2. Environment, population, and technology in primitive societies Ester Boserup
3. Climatic fluctuations and population problems in early modern history Gustaf Utterström
4. The English industrial revolution Richard G. Wilkinson
Part III. The European Invasion:
5. Ecological imperialism: the overseas migration of Western Europeans as a biological phenomenon Alfred W. Crosby
6. The depletion of India's forests under British imperialism: planters, foresters, and peasants in Assam and Kerala Richard P. Tucker
7. Toward an archaeology of colonialism: elements in the ecological transformation of the Ivory Coast Timothy C. Weiskel
Part IV. Conserving Nature - Past and Present:
8. The myth of the southern soil miner: macrohistory, agricultural innovation, and environmental change Carville Earle
9. Toward an interactive theory of nature and culture: ecology, production, and cognition in the California fishing industry Arthur F. McEvoy
10. Efficiency, equity, esthetics: shifting themes in American cconservation Clayton R. Koppes
11. The changing face of soviet conservation Douglas R. Weiner
Part V. Conclusion:
12. Toward a biosphere consciousness Raymond F. Dasmann
Appendix
Bibliography
Index.

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