J. Donald Hughes

What is Environmental History? (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked, and thought in relationship to the rest of nature through the changes brought by time. In this new edition of his seminal student textbook, J. Donald Hughes provides a masterful overview of the thinkers, topics, and perspectives that have come to constitute the exciting discipline that is environmental history. He does so on a global scale, drawing together disparate trends from a rich variety of countries into a unified whole, illuminating trends and key themes in the process. Those already familiar with the discipline will find themselves invited to think about the subject in a new way. This new edition has been updated to reflect recent developments, trends, and new work in environmental history, as well as a brand new note on its possible future. Students and scholars new to environmental history will find the book both an indispensable guide and a rich source of inspiration for future work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780745688466
• Artikelnr.: 44367449

Autorenporträt

J. DONALD HUGHES is John Evans Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Denver, Colorado.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Defining Environmental History Introduction The Themes of Environmental
History Among the Scholarly Disciplines Environmental History and the Older
History 2. Forerunners of Environmental History Introduction The Ancient
World Medieval and Early Modern Environmental Thought The Early Twentieth
Century 3. The Emergence of Environmental History in the United States
Introduction American History from Conservation to Environment Strands of
Environmental History in the United States Collaborators with Environmental
History 4. Local, Regional, and National Environmental Histories
Introduction Canada Europe The Mediterranean The Middle East and North
Africa India, South and Southeast Asia East Asia Australia, New Zealand,
and the Pacific Islands Africa Latin America The Ancient World and the
Middle Ages Conclusion 5. Global Environmental History Introduction Books
on World Environmental History Topics of Global Importance Environmental
Movements World History Texts Conclusion 6. Issues and Directions in
Environmental History Introduction Professionalism Advocacy Environmental
Determinism Presentism Declensionist Narratives Political-Economic Theory
The Next Issues Conclusion 7. Thoughts on Doing Environmental History
Introduction Guidance on Methodology The Search for Sources Resources
Conclusion: The Future of Environmental History Notes Select Bibliography
Index