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The Oxford handbook of environmental history / edited by Andrew C. Isenberg.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199983629 (ebook) :
Other title:
  • Handbook of environmental history
  • Environmental history
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 304.209 23
Online resources: This book explores the methodology of environmental history, with an emphasis on the field's interaction with other historiographies such as consumerism, borderlands, and gender. It examines the problem of environmental context, specifically the problem and perception of environmental determinism, by focusing on climate, disease, fauna, and regional environments. It also considers the changing understanding of scientific knowledge.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book explores the methodology of environmental history, with an emphasis on the field's interaction with other historiographies such as consumerism, borderlands, and gender. It examines the problem of environmental context, specifically the problem and perception of environmental determinism, by focusing on climate, disease, fauna, and regional environments. It also considers the changing understanding of scientific knowledge.

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