LEADER 03352nam 22006372 450 001 9910458683103321 005 20151002020706.0 010 $a0-7486-7076-9 010 $a1-281-35752-9 010 $a9786611357528 010 $a0-7486-2951-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000401203 035 $a(EBL)343581 035 $a(OCoLC)476158671 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000163338 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11924440 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163338 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10106605 035 $a(PQKB)10247222 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780748629510 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000092659 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC343581 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL343581 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10435247 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL135752 035 $a(OCoLC)232571757 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000401203 100 $a20130322d2008|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGlobal environmental history $e10,000 BC to AD 2000 /$fI.G. Simmons$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aEdinburgh :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 271 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-7486-2159-8 311 $a0-7486-2158-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMustering the marks -- Resonances -- The gatherer-hunters and their world -- Pre-industrial agriculture -- An industrious world -- A post-industrial era? -- Emerging themes. 330 $aCourses which deal with environmental history have long lacked a comprehensive overview. I. G. Simmons has made a significant contribution with a book that looks at the long-term history of environment and humanity from 10,000 BC to AD 2000. This far-reaching text considers the global picture and recognises the contributions of many disciplines including the natural sciences, the social sciences, and increasingly, the humanities. As a starting point, this book takes the major phases of human technological evolution of the last 12,000 years and considers how these have affected the natural world. It then considers the response to conditions such as climate change, putting today's preoccupations into a long-term perspective. This is a book of history, not prophecy, and so makes no judgements on current anxieties. Key features: *Includes a glossary of unfamiliar terms *Notable in being a history and not a polemic *Examines the interrelation of history and nature, drawing on many fields of learning *Extensive coverage makes this ideal background reading for more specialised treatments and studies 606 $aHuman ecology$xHistory 606 $aHuman beings$xEffect of environment on$xHistory 606 $aNature$xEffect of human beings on$xHistory 615 0$aHuman ecology$xHistory. 615 0$aHuman beings$xEffect of environment on$xHistory. 615 0$aNature$xEffect of human beings on$xHistory. 676 $a304.209 700 $aSimmons$b I. G$g(Ian Gordon),$f1937-$01050642 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458683103321 996 $aGlobal environmental history$92480585 997 $aUNINA