Nature and Power
Subtitle: A Global History of the Environment (Publications of the German Historical Institute)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 29, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780521616737
Subjects: Social history; Nature; History - General History; Sociology; Nature/Ecology; Human Geography; World - General; History / World; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Effect of human beings on; History; Human ecology
Description: 'Nature and Power' explores the interaction between humanity and the natural environment from prehistoric times to the present. At the same time, it aims to demonstrate that the changing relationship between humanity and nature is key to understanding world history.