The Resource Environment and empire, William Beinart and Lotte Hughes
Environment and empire, William Beinart and Lotte Hughes
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The item Environment and empire, William Beinart and Lotte Hughes represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- Environment and Empire uncovers the fascinating interaction between people and the elements in very different British colonies throughout the world. Providing a rich overview of socio-environmental change, driven by imperial forces, this fascinating new study examines a key global historical process of the last 500 years. British imperial authorities were concerned about overexploitation and the potential risks to nature and material production, and this book examines the rise of. conservation as a result. It also looks at political reassertions by colonised peoples over natural resources, who
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (395 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Environmental Aspects of the Atlantic Slave Trade and Caribbean Plantations
- 3. The Fur Trade in Canada
- 4. Hunting, Wildlife, and Imperialism in Southern Africa
- 5. Imperial Travellers
- 6. Sheep, Pastures, and Demography in Australia
- 7. Forests and Forestry in India
- 8. Water, Irrigation, and Agrarian Society in India and Egypt
- 9. Colonial Cities: Environment, Space, and Race
- 10. Plague and Urban Environments
- 11. Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis in East and Central Africa
- 12. Imperial Scientists, Ecology, and Conservation
- 13. Empire and the Visual Representation of Nature
- 14. Rubber and the Environment in Malaysia
- 15. Oil Extraction in the Middle East: The Kuwait Experience
- 16. Resistance to Colonial Conservation and Resource Management
- 17. National Parks and the Growth of Tourism
- 18. The Post-Imperial Urban Environment
- 19. Reassertion of Indigenous Environmental Rights and Knowledge
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- Last Page
- Isbn
- 9780191566288
- Label
- Environment and empire
- Title
- Environment and empire
- Statement of responsibility
- William Beinart and Lotte Hughes
- Subject
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- British colonies
- Ecology
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Colonies | Environmental conditions
- Human ecology
- Human ecology -- Great Britain
- Natural resources
- Natural resources -- Great Britain
- Plant ecology
- Plant ecology -- Great Britain
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Environment and Empire uncovers the fascinating interaction between people and the elements in very different British colonies throughout the world. Providing a rich overview of socio-environmental change, driven by imperial forces, this fascinating new study examines a key global historical process of the last 500 years. British imperial authorities were concerned about overexploitation and the potential risks to nature and material production, and this book examines the rise of. conservation as a result. It also looks at political reassertions by colonised peoples over natural resources, who
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Beinart, William
- Dewey number
- 304.209171/241
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- GF551
- LC item number
- .B45 2007eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Hughes, Lotte
- Series statement
- Oxford history of the British Empire companion series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Human ecology
- Natural resources
- Plant ecology
- Great Britain
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- British colonies
- Ecology
- Human ecology
- Natural resources
- Plant ecology
- Great Britain
- Label
- Environment and empire, William Beinart and Lotte Hughes
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-382) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Environmental Aspects of the Atlantic Slave Trade and Caribbean Plantations -- 3. The Fur Trade in Canada -- 4. Hunting, Wildlife, and Imperialism in Southern Africa -- 5. Imperial Travellers -- 6. Sheep, Pastures, and Demography in Australia -- 7. Forests and Forestry in India -- 8. Water, Irrigation, and Agrarian Society in India and Egypt -- 9. Colonial Cities: Environment, Space, and Race -- 10. Plague and Urban Environments -- 11. Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis in East and Central Africa -- 12. Imperial Scientists, Ecology, and Conservation -- 13. Empire and the Visual Representation of Nature -- 14. Rubber and the Environment in Malaysia -- 15. Oil Extraction in the Middle East: The Kuwait Experience -- 16. Resistance to Colonial Conservation and Resource Management -- 17. National Parks and the Growth of Tourism -- 18. The Post-Imperial Urban Environment -- 19. Reassertion of Indigenous Environmental Rights and Knowledge -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Last Page
- Control code
- 190843938
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (395 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780191566288
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)190843938
- Label
- Environment and empire, William Beinart and Lotte Hughes
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-382) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Environmental Aspects of the Atlantic Slave Trade and Caribbean Plantations -- 3. The Fur Trade in Canada -- 4. Hunting, Wildlife, and Imperialism in Southern Africa -- 5. Imperial Travellers -- 6. Sheep, Pastures, and Demography in Australia -- 7. Forests and Forestry in India -- 8. Water, Irrigation, and Agrarian Society in India and Egypt -- 9. Colonial Cities: Environment, Space, and Race -- 10. Plague and Urban Environments -- 11. Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis in East and Central Africa -- 12. Imperial Scientists, Ecology, and Conservation -- 13. Empire and the Visual Representation of Nature -- 14. Rubber and the Environment in Malaysia -- 15. Oil Extraction in the Middle East: The Kuwait Experience -- 16. Resistance to Colonial Conservation and Resource Management -- 17. National Parks and the Growth of Tourism -- 18. The Post-Imperial Urban Environment -- 19. Reassertion of Indigenous Environmental Rights and Knowledge -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Last Page
- Control code
- 190843938
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (395 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780191566288
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)190843938
Subject
- British colonies
- Ecology
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Colonies | Environmental conditions
- Human ecology
- Human ecology -- Great Britain
- Natural resources
- Natural resources -- Great Britain
- Plant ecology
- Plant ecology -- Great Britain
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography
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