| Titre : |
Ecological imperialism: the biological expansion of Europe, 900 - 1900 |
| Type de document : |
livre |
| Auteurs : |
Crosby, A.W. |
| Mention d'édition : |
01 éd. |
| Editeur : |
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press |
| Année de publication : |
1986 |
| Collection : |
Studies in environment and history |
| Importance : |
368 p. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-521-45690-6 |
| Note générale : |
Inventaire 2008: Pointé en rayon le 20/05/2008 (cote 38595) |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Sciences humaines:Histoire
Zones géographiques:Europe
|
| Mots-clés : |
Biogéographie Ecologie humaine Invasion Migration Politique Végétation |
| Résumé : |
People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But, as Alfred Crosby maintains in this highly original and fascinating book, the Europeans' displacement and replacement of the native peoples in the temperate zones was more a matter of biology than of military conquest. European organisms had certain decisive advantages over their New World and Australian counterparts. The spread of European disease, flora, and fauna went hand in hand with the growth of populations. Consequently, these imperialists became proprietors of the world's most important agricultural lands. Now in a new edition with a new preface, Crosby revisits his now-classic work and again evaluates the global historical importance of European ecological expansion. [Résumé éditeur] |
| Note de contenu : |
0-521-45690-8 (Pbk) (57465); 0-521-32009-7 (Hbk) (38595); 2 ex. dont un archivé au sous-sol (cote 57465) |
Ecological imperialism: the biological expansion of Europe, 900 - 1900 [livre] / Crosby, A.W. . - 01 éd. . - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1986 . - 368 p.. - ( Studies in environment and history) . ISBN : 978-0-521-45690-6 Inventaire 2008: Pointé en rayon le 20/05/2008 (cote 38595) Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Sciences humaines:Histoire
Zones géographiques:Europe
|
| Mots-clés : |
Biogéographie Ecologie humaine Invasion Migration Politique Végétation |
| Résumé : |
People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But, as Alfred Crosby maintains in this highly original and fascinating book, the Europeans' displacement and replacement of the native peoples in the temperate zones was more a matter of biology than of military conquest. European organisms had certain decisive advantages over their New World and Australian counterparts. The spread of European disease, flora, and fauna went hand in hand with the growth of populations. Consequently, these imperialists became proprietors of the world's most important agricultural lands. Now in a new edition with a new preface, Crosby revisits his now-classic work and again evaluates the global historical importance of European ecological expansion. [Résumé éditeur] |
| Note de contenu : |
0-521-45690-8 (Pbk) (57465); 0-521-32009-7 (Hbk) (38595); 2 ex. dont un archivé au sous-sol (cote 57465) |
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Ecological imperialism: the biological expansion of Europe, 900 - 1900 (1986)
