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Environment and Empire

By William Beinart

Environment and Empire

By William Beinart

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Environment and Empire uncovers the fascinating interaction between people and the elements in very different British colonies throughout the world. Providing a rich overview of socio-environmental change, driven by imperial forces, this fascinating new study examines a key global historical process of the last 500 years. British imperial authorities were concerned about overexploitation and the potential risks to nature and material production, and this book examines the rise of conservation as a result. It also looks at political reassertions by colonised peoples over natural resources, who in a post-imperial age have found a new voice, expressing ideas about landscape and heritage, and challenging views of who 'owns', and may regulate, nature.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
412
Release Date:
2007-12-07
Publication Date:
2007-10-11
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199260311
ISBN13:
9780199260317
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
781 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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