{"product_id":"the-environment-in-world-history-stephen-mosley-9780415409568","title":"The Environment in World History","description":"\u003cp\u003eCovering the last five hundred years of global history, \u003cem\u003eThe Environment in World History\u003c\/em\u003e examines the processes that have transformed the Earth and put growing pressure on natural resources. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapters and case studies explore a wide range of issues, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe hunting of wildlife and the loss of biodiversity in nearly every part of the globe \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe clearing of the world's forests and the development of strategies to halt their decline \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe degradation of soils, one of the most profound and unnoticed ways that humans have altered the planet \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe impact of urban-industrial growth and the deepening 'ecological footprints' of the world's cities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe pollution of air, land and water as the 'inevitable' trade-off for continued economic growth worldwide.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Environment in World History\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh environmental perspective on familiar world history narratives of imperialism and colonialism, trade and commerce, and technological progress and the advance of civilisation, and will be invaluable reading for all students of world history and environmental studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Mosley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041540956X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415409568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011","brand":"Stephen Mosley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45933879165183,"sku":"9780415409568","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05910801-88e7-437b-bf9a-f4ad3d24532f.jpg?v=1721789797","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-environment-in-world-history-stephen-mosley-9780415409568","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}