Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World, Paperback - J. R. McNeill

The history of the twentieth century is most often told through its world wars, the rise and fall of communism, or its economic upheavals. In his s...

The Earth has entered a new age--the Anthropocene--in which humans are the most powerful influence on global ecology. Since the mid-twentieth centu...

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The Companion to Global Environmental History offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing ...

DescriptionSince 1750, the world has become ever more connected, with processes of production and destruction no longer limited by land- or water-b...

Despite a terrible two-stage 'European civil war' and the traumatic rise and fall of communism, wealth has increased dramatically alongside a four-...

Reducere. DescriptionWestern Oregon's Willamette Basin, once a vast wilderness, became a thriving community almost overnight. When Oregon territory was opene...

Builds thorough understanding and enjoyment of History through enquiry. Think Through History provides an enthralling enquiry-based approach for 11...

An Environmental History of Ancient Greece and Rome - Lukas Thommen

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Publisher: Hodder EducationAuthor(s): Keith ShephardIllustration(s): colour illustrations, glossary, indexNumber of pages: 136Collection: ReDiscove...

Since 1750, the world has become ever more connected, with processes of production and destruction no longer limited by land- or water-based modes ...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Martin GilbertMartin Gilbert, author of the multivolume biography of Winston Churchill and other brilliant works of history...

DescriptionPresented here is the final and most coherent section of a sweeping classic work in environmental history, The Unending Frontier. The Wo...

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Throughout this lively and concise historical account of Mao Zedong's life and thought, Rebecca E. Karl places the revolutionary leader's personal ...

Reducere. In the nineteenth century, the colonial territories of California and Hawai'i underwent important cultural, economic, and ecological transformation...

"[This book] charts the transformation of one of the world's great religions during an age marked by world wars, genocide, nationalism, decolonizat...

A sweeping history of twentieth-century Europe, Out of Ashes tells the story of an era of unparalleled violence and barbarity yet also of humanity,...

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Reducere. A corrective to the contemporary idea that Buddhism has always been an environmentally friendly religionIn the current popular imagination, Buddhis...

The former Soviet empire spanned eleven time zones and contained half the world's forests; vast deposits of oil, gas, and coal; various ores; major...

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The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present introduces students to five distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economi...

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Our understanding of history is often mediated by popular culture, and television series set in the past have provided some of our most indelible i...

Authoritative and trusted, Environmental Policy once again brings together top scholars to evaluate the changes and continuities in American enviro...

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Reducere. This book explores the links among ecology, disease, and international politics in the context of the Greater Caribbean - the landscapes lying betw...

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