"Overall The Ends of the Earth serves its purpose well. Geographers will find intellectual stimulation and motivations for new research among these essays. Worster's invitation for geographers to contribute more to environmental history whould be welcomed." Michael E. Lewis, Geographical Reviews

• Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. The vulnerable Earth: toward a planetary history Donald Worster; Part II. Dynamics of Change: 2. Environment, population, and technology in primitive societies Ester Boserup; 3. Climatic fluctuations and population problems in early modern history Gustaf Utterström; 4. The English industrial revolution Richard G. Wilkinson; Part III. The European Invasion: 5. Ecological imperialism: the overseas migration of Western Europeans as a biological phenomenon Alfred W. Crosby; 6. The depletion of India's forests under British imperialism: planters, foresters, and peasants in Assam and Kerala Richard P. Tucker; 7. Toward an archaeology of colonialism: elements in the ecological transformation of the Ivory Coast Timothy C. Weiskel; Part IV. Conserving Nature - Past and Present: 8. The myth of the southern soil miner: macrohistory, agricultural innovation, and environmental change Carville Earle; 9. Toward an interactive theory of nature and culture: ecology, production, and cognition in the California fishing industry Arthur F. McEvoy; 10. Efficiency, equity, esthetics: shifting themes in American cconservation Clayton R. Koppes; 11. The changing face of soviet conservation Douglas R. Weiner; Part V. Conclusion: 12. Toward a biosphere consciousness Raymond F. Dasmann; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.