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Changing the Face of the Earth: Culture, Environment, History
I. G. Simmons
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Description for Changing the Face of the Earth: Culture, Environment, History
Paperback. * Revised edition of a widely--used textbook. * More concise, more chapters, better adapted to course use. * Revised further reading. * Clearly--written, well--illustrated, popular with students. . Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1128.
This is a history of the impact of humankind on the natural environment from earliest times to the present. The first edition has been widely adopted in universities, acclaimed both for its wide scholarship and its author's readable style. The new edition is fully revised throughout and takes account of comments and suggestions received from all over the world. It has been restructured into a form appropriate for new methods of university teaching, the diagrams have been clarified, and references and sections of further reading provided at the end of each chapter.
- Revised edition of a widely-used textbook.
- More concise, more ... Read more
- Revised further reading.
- Clearly-written, well-illustrated, popular with students.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
484
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631199243
SKU
V9780631199243
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About I. G. Simmons
I. G. Simmons is Professor of Geography at the University of Durham. His recent books include Environmental History: A Concise Introduction (Blackwell, 1994) and Interpreting Nature: The Cultural Construction of Environment (1993).
Reviews for Changing the Face of the Earth: Culture, Environment, History
"If one were to seek a single text for an integrated course in environmental studies, this could be that book." M. R. Brett-Crowther, International Journal of Environmental Studies "Changing the Face of the Earth traces the history of human impact, starting at the very beginning ... Covering important historical influences, from Darwin and Huntingdon to Semple, Glacken ... Read more