Broschiertes Buch

Mosquitopia

The Place of Pests in a Healthy World

Herausgeber: Hall, Marcus; Tamïr, Dan

Beschreibung

This edited volume brings together natural scientists, social scientists and humanists to assess if (or how) we may begin to coexist harmoniously with the mosquito. This book provides informed answers to the dual question: could we eliminate mosquitoes, and should we?

Autor

Marcus Hall is an environmental historian and professor at the University of Zurich. In exploring changing human relationships with the natural world, Hall has turned to such subjects as restoring, rewilding, invasive species, warfare, earth art, chronobiology, malaria, and parasites. His books include Earth Repair, Restoration and History, Crossing Mountains, and (with Marco Armiero) Nature and History in Modern Italy. Dan Tamïr is environmental historian and research associate at the University of Zurich. His research examines the global circulation and the local adaptations of ideologies, species and resources. His current research focuses on the global political cooperation in targeting mosquito-borne diseases during the past century.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Environmental Humanities
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780367520052
• ISBN-10: 0367520052
• Artikelnr.: 62114956