{"product_id":"environment-in-world-history-paperback-softback","title":"Environment in World History - Paperback \/ softback","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","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584248930542,"sku":"9781138301597","price":60.79,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/environment-in-world-history-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}