A Dictionary of Environmental History
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, History, Nature
| Author: | Ian Whyte | ISBN: | 9780857733597 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | May 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ian Whyte |
| ISBN: | 9780857733597 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | May 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Language: | English |
Professor Whyte's A Dictionary of Environmental History provides in a single volume a comprehensive reference work covering the past 12,000 years of the Earth's environmental history. An introduction to the discipline is followed by almost 1,000 entries covering key terminology, events, places, dates, topics, as well as the major personalities in the history of the discipline. Entries range from shorter factual accounts to substantial mini-essays on key topics and issues. Fully cross-referenced with an extensive bibliography, this pioneering work provides an authoritative yet accessible resource that will form essential reading for academics, practitioners and students of environmental history and related disciplines.
Professor Whyte's A Dictionary of Environmental History provides in a single volume a comprehensive reference work covering the past 12,000 years of the Earth's environmental history. An introduction to the discipline is followed by almost 1,000 entries covering key terminology, events, places, dates, topics, as well as the major personalities in the history of the discipline. Entries range from shorter factual accounts to substantial mini-essays on key topics and issues. Fully cross-referenced with an extensive bibliography, this pioneering work provides an authoritative yet accessible resource that will form essential reading for academics, practitioners and students of environmental history and related disciplines.
