Richard Hoffmann (Toronto York University)

An Environmental History of Medieval Europe

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How did medieval Europeans use and change their environments, think about the natural world, and handle the natural forces affecting their lives? This is a pioneering survey of medieval relations with the natural world which integrates approaches from social and economic history and environmental studies.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 552g
• ISBN-13: 9780521700375
• ISBN-10: 052170037X
• Artikelnr.: 40003644

Autorenporträt

Richard Hoffmann is Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar at the Department of History, York University, Canada. As a pioneer in the environmental history of pre-industrial Europe, he is widely known for his contributions to medieval studies, environmental studies and historic fisheries.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: thinking about medieval Europeans in their natural world
1. Long no wilderness
2. Intersecting instabilities: culture and nature at medieval beginnings (c.400-900)
3. Humankind and God's creation in medieval minds
4. Medieval land use and the formation of traditional European landscapes
5. Medieval use, management, and sustainability of local ecosystems 1: primary biological production sectors
6. Medieval use, management, and sustainability of local ecosystems 2: interactions with the non-living environment
7. 'This belongs to me ...'
8. Suffering the uncomprehended: disease as a natural agent
9. An inconstant planet, seen and unseen, under foot and overhead
10. A slow end of medieval environmental relations
Afterword.