02613nam 2200541 450 991046327400332120200520144314.01-78023-415-5(CKB)2670000000577003(EBL)1839950(SSID)ssj0001416012(PQKBManifestationID)11804527(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001416012(PQKBWorkID)11353562(PQKB)10150849(MiAaPQ)EBC1839950(Au-PeEL)EBL1839950(CaPaEBR)ebr10986773(CaONFJC)MIL663345(OCoLC)897640085(EXLCZ)99267000000057700320141127d2014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTrees, woods and forests a social and cultural history /Charles WatkinsLondon, United Kingdom :Reaktion Books,2014.1 online resource (314 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-32063-2 1-78023-373-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Trees, Woods and Forests: A Social and Cultural History; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; One: Ancient Practices; Two: Forests and Spectacle ; Three: Tree Movements; Four: Tree Aesthetics; Five: Pollards; Six: Sherwood Forest; Seven: Estate Forestry; Eight: Scientific Forestry; Nine: Recreation and Conservation ; Ten: Ligurian Semi-Natural Woodland; Afterword; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexForests-and the trees within them-have always been a central resource for the development of technology, culture, and the expansion of humans as a species. Examining and challenging our historical and modern attitudes toward wooded environments, this engaging book explores how our understanding of forests has transformed in recent years and how it fits in our continuing anxiety about our impact on the natural world. Drawing on the most recent work of historians, ecologist geographers, botanists, and forestry professionals, Charles Watkins reveals how established ideas about trees-sForest influencesHistoryElectronic books.Forest influencesHistory.333.7509Watkins Charles303474MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463274003321Trees, woods and forests1975728UNINA