At Nature's Edge

The Global Present and Long-term History

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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In an epoch when environmental issues make the headlines, this is a work that goes beyond the everyday. Ecologies as diverse as the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean coast, the Negev desert and the former military bases of Vietnam, or the Namib desert and the east African savannah all have in common a long-time human presence and the many ways people have modified nature. With research covering countries from Asia, Africa, and Australia, the authors come together to ask how and why human impacts on nature have grown in scale and pace from a long pre-history. The chapters in this volume illumine specific patterns and responses across time, going beyond an overt centring of the European experience. The tapestry of life and the human reshaping of environments evoke both concern and hope, making it vital to understand when, why, and how we came to this particular turn in the road. Eschewing easy labels and questioning eurocentrism in today's climate vocabulary, this is a volume that will stimulate rethinking among scholars and citizens alike.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-11-22
Mått:148 x 224 x 27 mm
Vikt:528 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:325
Förlag:OUP India
ISBN:9780199489077

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Gunnel Cederlöf is Professor of History, Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, Linnaeus University, Sweden.Mahesh Rangarajan is Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Ashoka University, Haryana, India.

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsThe Global Present and Long-term Perspectives of Nature and History: An Introduction Gunnel Cederlof and Mahesh Rangarajan 1. Provincializing the Anthropocene: Eurocentrism in the Earth SystemKathleen D. Morrison2. Anthropogenic Landscapes of the Central HimalayasVasudha Pande3. Wild ChildrenMichael Adams4. An Historical Ecology of Cattle in MozambiqueAnneli Ekblom5. Wild Beasts in the CityHarini Nagendra 6. History Eats its Young: The Perils of Short-Termism in Understanding the PastSandra Swart7. Going, Going, Gone: A History of Israel's BiodiversityAlon Tal8. History and the Militarized Landscape: Long Historical and Broad Social ViewsDavid Biggs9. 'Natural' No More? Delhi's Yamuna RiverRavi Agarwal10. South Asia's Coastal FrontiersSunil Amrith11. Narratives from Indian Seas: Marine Resource Use, Ecosystem Responses, and Accidents of HistoryRohan Arthur12. Expanding Nature Conservation: Considering Wide Landscapes and Deep Histories T. R. Shankar RamanBibliographyIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors