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Ecological imperialism : the biological expansion of Europe, 900-1900 / / Alfred W. Crosby [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Crosby Alfred W. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Ecological imperialism : the biological expansion of Europe, 900-1900 / / Alfred W. Crosby [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004
Edizione: Second edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxii, 368 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 302.4
Soggetto topico: Human ecology
Europeans - Migrations
Human geography
Biogeography
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-360) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Prologue -- Pangaea revisited, the Neolithic reconsidered -- The Norse and the Crusaders -- The Fortunate Isles -- Winds -- Within reach, beyond grasp -- Weeds -- Animals -- Ills -- New Zealand -- Explanations -- Conclusion -- Appendix: what was the "smallpox" in New South Wales in 1789?
Sommario/riassunto: People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But, as Alfred Crosby maintains in this highly original and fascinating book, the Europeans' displacement and replacement of the native peoples in the temperate zones was more a matter of biology than of military conquest. European organisms had certain decisive advantages over their New World and Australian counterparts. The spread of European disease, flora, and fauna went hand in hand with the growth of populations. Consequently, these imperialists became proprietors of the world's most important agricultural lands. Now in a second edition with a new preface, Crosby revisits his now-classic work and again evaluates the global historical importance of European ecological expansion.
Titolo autorizzato: Ecological imperialism  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-139-88320-8
1-107-38596-2
1-107-38396-X
0-521-54618-4
1-107-39039-7
1-107-39880-0
1-107-38747-7
0-511-80555-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910808317003321
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Serie: Studies in environment and history.