A Living Past

Environmental Histories of Modern Latin America

310 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Though still a relatively young field, the study of Latin American environmental history is blossoming, as the contributions to this definitive volume demonstrate. Bringing together thirteen leading experts on the region, A Living Past synthesizes a wide range of scholarship to offer new perspectives on environmental change in Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean since the nineteenth century. Each chapter provides insightful, up-to-date syntheses of current scholarship on critical countries and ecosystems (including Brazil, Mexico, the Caribbean, the tropical Andes, and tropical forests) and such cross-cutting themes as agriculture, conservation, mining, ranching, science, and urbanization. Together, these studies provide valuable historical contexts for making sense of contemporary environmental challenges facing the region.

• Reihe: Environment in History: International Perspectives
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Amerikanische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9781785333903
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.02.2018
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Herausgegeben von: John Soluri, Claudia Leal, José Augusto Pádua