A Companion to Global Environmental History
J. R. McNeill
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Description for A Companion to Global Environmental History
Paperback. The Companion to Global Environmental History offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing field, to provide an essential road map to past developments, current controversies, and future developments for specialists and newcomers alike. Editor(s): McNeill, Professor J. R.; Stewart Mauldin, Erin. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; RG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 29. Weight in Grams: 854.
The Companion to Global Environmental History offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing field, to provide an essential road map to past developments, current controversies, and future developments for specialists and newcomers alike.
The Companion to Global Environmental History offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing field, to provide an essential road map to past developments, current controversies, and future developments for specialists and newcomers alike.
- Combines temporal, geographic, thematic and contextual approaches from prehistory to the present day
- Explores environmental thought and action around the world, to give readers a cultural, intellectual and political context for engagement with the environment in modern times
- Brings together environmental historians from around the world, including scholars from South Africa, Brazil, Germany, and China
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History
Condition
New
Weight
853g
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118977538
SKU
V9781118977538
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99-50
About J. R. McNeill
J.R. McNeill is Professor of History at Georgetown University, where he held the Cinco Hermanos Chair in Environmental and International Affairs before becoming University Professor in 2006. His book Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World was listed by The Times as one of the best science books ever written. The book was co-winner of ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to Global Environmental History
“Those whose interest is world environmental history will find this book a pleasure to read from cover to cover, and the bibliographies current and extensive” Choice “There is much in this book that will be of interest to environmentalists, geographers and politicians, and the general public. Environmental historians should find this a useful overview of their topic.” Reference ... Read more