The book goes beyond immediate concerns about the Anthropocene, an epoch where humans are akin to a geological force reshaping nature. It traces specific stories of how when and where societies have reshaped ecosystems with varying outcomes. Resilience as much as collapse, a remaking of nature as much as an unmaking of its fabric get due attention. The collection goes beyond Europe and North America, to the Indian Ocean, Africa, South East and West Asia, examining amosaic of experiences. The global possible rests on our ability to know the parts as well as the larger picture in a longtime perspective.…mehr
The book goes beyond immediate concerns about the Anthropocene, an epoch where humans are akin to a geological force reshaping nature. It traces specific stories of how when and where societies have reshaped ecosystems with varying outcomes. Resilience as much as collapse, a remaking of nature as much as an unmaking of its fabric get due attention. The collection goes beyond Europe and North America, to the Indian Ocean, Africa, South East and West Asia, examining amosaic of experiences. The global possible rests on our ability to know the parts as well as the larger picture in a longtime perspective.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Gunnel Cederlöf is Professor of History, Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, Linnaeus University, Sweden. Mahesh Rangarajan is Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Ashoka University, Haryana, India.
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* Table of Contents * Acknowledgements * Nature and History: An Introduction * Gunnel Cederlöf and Mahesh Rangarajan * 1: Kathleen D. Morrison: Provincializing the Anthropocene: Eurocentrism in the Earth System * 2: Vasudha Pande: Anthropogenic Landscapes of the Central Himalayas * 3: Michael Adams: Wild Children * 4: Anneli Ekblom: An Historical Ecology of Cattle in Mozambique * 5: Harini Nagendra: Wild Beasts in the City * 6: Sandra Swart: History Eats its Young: The Perils of Short-Termism in Understanding the Past * 7: Alon Tal: Going, Going, Gone: A History of Israel's Biodiversity * 8: David Biggs: History and the Militarized Landscape: Long Historical and Broad Social Views * 9: Ravi Agarwal: Natural' No More? Delhi's Yamuna River * 10: Sunil Amrith: South Asia's Coastal Frontiers * 11: Rohan Arthur: Narratives from Indian Seas: Marine Resource Use, Ecosystem Responses, and Accidents of History * 12: T. R. Shankar Raman: Expanding Nature Conservation: Considering Wide Landscapes and Deep Histories * Bibliography * Index * About the Editors and Contributors
* Table of Contents * Acknowledgements * Nature and History: An Introduction * Gunnel Cederlöf and Mahesh Rangarajan * 1: Kathleen D. Morrison: Provincializing the Anthropocene: Eurocentrism in the Earth System * 2: Vasudha Pande: Anthropogenic Landscapes of the Central Himalayas * 3: Michael Adams: Wild Children * 4: Anneli Ekblom: An Historical Ecology of Cattle in Mozambique * 5: Harini Nagendra: Wild Beasts in the City * 6: Sandra Swart: History Eats its Young: The Perils of Short-Termism in Understanding the Past * 7: Alon Tal: Going, Going, Gone: A History of Israel's Biodiversity * 8: David Biggs: History and the Militarized Landscape: Long Historical and Broad Social Views * 9: Ravi Agarwal: Natural' No More? Delhi's Yamuna River * 10: Sunil Amrith: South Asia's Coastal Frontiers * 11: Rohan Arthur: Narratives from Indian Seas: Marine Resource Use, Ecosystem Responses, and Accidents of History * 12: T. R. Shankar Raman: Expanding Nature Conservation: Considering Wide Landscapes and Deep Histories * Bibliography * Index * About the Editors and Contributors
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