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The Mediterranean. An Environmental History.
J. Donald Hughes
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Description for The Mediterranean. An Environmental History.
Hardcover. Editor(s): Stoll, Mark R. Series: Nature and Human Societies Series. Num Pages: 333 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1D; HBT; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 812.
An exciting handbook offering a uniquely accessible study of the complex interplay between the environment and the peoples of the Mediterranean from earliest times to the present day. Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, this book covers the key environmental developments in the Mediterranean throughout recorded history. Case studies chart the agricultural problems of ancient Mesopotamia, how climatic change contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire, and the impact of dam building at Aswan on the Nile. Of particular interest are the book's sections dealing with the impact of human colonization on the flora and fauna ... Read more
An exciting handbook offering a uniquely accessible study of the complex interplay between the environment and the peoples of the Mediterranean from earliest times to the present day. Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, this book covers the key environmental developments in the Mediterranean throughout recorded history. Case studies chart the agricultural problems of ancient Mesopotamia, how climatic change contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire, and the impact of dam building at Aswan on the Nile. Of particular interest are the book's sections dealing with the impact of human colonization on the flora and fauna ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
Series
Nature and Human Societies Series
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781576078105
SKU
V9781576078105
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About J. Donald Hughes
J. Donald Hughes, Ph.D., is John Evans Professor of History at the University of Denver, Denver, CO.
Reviews for The Mediterranean. An Environmental History.
This book presents experts' findings in this remarkable field concerning the region that stretches from southern Europe, to northern Africa, to southwestern Asia. From the rise of agriculture in Mesopotamia, to the environmental fallout of the Persian Gulf wars; from the ancient flooding of the Nile, to the Aswan Dam; the volume charts the different ways human societies in ... Read more