Now in its second edition and refreshed by a decade of new research, The Environment in World History uncovers the deep-rooted causes of interconnected climate, biodiversity, and ecological crises that have brought the environment to the top of the global political agenda in the twenty-first century.
'A book like this one goes a long way to making environmental history something that any and everyone can easily grasp.' - Reviews in History
'A must read for anyone interested in exploring the historical roots of a planetwide ecological crisis. Essential.' - Choice
'Meticulously researched, it is sure to provide even the hardened environmental historian with some new case study, some unexpected interpretive slant or some grim statistic to mull over. Brief though it is, this is surely one of the best histories of the environment currently available.' - Environment and History
'A must read for anyone interested in exploring the historical roots of a planetwide ecological crisis. Essential.' - Choice
'Meticulously researched, it is sure to provide even the hardened environmental historian with some new case study, some unexpected interpretive slant or some grim statistic to mull over. Brief though it is, this is surely one of the best histories of the environment currently available.' - Environment and History
'A book like this one goes a long way to making environmental history something that any and everyone can easily grasp.' - Reviews in History
'A must read for anyone interested in exploring the historical roots of a planetwide ecological crisis. Essential.' - Choice
'Meticulously researched, it is sure to provide even the hardened environmental historian with some new case study, some unexpected interpretive slant or some grim statistic to mull over. Brief though it is, this is surely one of the best histories of the environment currently available.' - Environment and History
'A must read for anyone interested in exploring the historical roots of a planetwide ecological crisis. Essential.' - Choice
'Meticulously researched, it is sure to provide even the hardened environmental historian with some new case study, some unexpected interpretive slant or some grim statistic to mull over. Brief though it is, this is surely one of the best histories of the environment currently available.' - Environment and History