Cataclysms An Environmental History of Humanity
Humanity is by many measures the biggest success story in the animal kingdom; but what are the costs of this triumph? Over its three million years of existence, the human species has continuously modified nature and drained its resources. In Cataclysms, Laurent Testot provides the full tally, offeri...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago
University of Chicago Press
2020, ©2020
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Humanity is by many measures the biggest success story in the animal kingdom; but what are the costs of this triumph? Over its three million years of existence, the human species has continuously modified nature and drained its resources. In Cataclysms, Laurent Testot provides the full tally, offering a comprehensive environmental history of humanity’s unmatched and perhaps irreversible influence on the world. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 452 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-60926-3 |