{"product_id":"the-environment-in-world-history-stephen-mosley-9781138301597","title":"The Environment in World History","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow in its second edition and refreshed by a decade of new research, \u003ci\u003eThe Environment in World History\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIts expanded chapters and case studies explore a wide range of issues including the following: the hunting of wildlife and the loss of biodiversity across the globe; deforestation and the development of strategies to protect the world's forests; soil degradation caused by worldwide agricultural expansion, one of the most profound ways that humans have altered the planet; the widening impact of urban-industrial growth and the deepening ecological footprints of the world's cities; and the rising levels of air, land and water pollution as the trade-off for continued economic growth worldwide. Covering the last five hundred years, it offers an essential environmental perspective on well-known world history narratives of imperialism and colonialism, trade and commerce, technological progress and the advance of civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClearly written and fully up-to-date, it is an invaluable resource 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 1138301590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138301597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.28d","brand":"Stephen Mosley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45478578258175,"sku":"9781138301597","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2bcf6c65-fed8-4edb-9871-86927c592539.jpg?v=1715935386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-environment-in-world-history-stephen-mosley-9781138301597","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}