Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History Of The Twentieth Century World"McNeill's work is a fruitful compound of history and science. McNeill infuses a substrate of ecology with a lively historical sensibility to the significance of politics, international relations, technological change, and great events. He charts and explores the breathtaking ways in which we have changed the natural world with a keen eye for character and a refreshing respect for the unforeseen in history."--BOOK JACKET. |
Contents
Peculiarities of a Prodigal Century | 3 |
The Crust of the Earth | 21 |
EARTH MOVERS | 30 |
CONCLUSION | 48 |
Urban History | 50 |
AIR POLLUTION HISTORY | 51 |
Regional and Global History | 84 |
THE RUHR AND | 90 |
Eat and Be Eaten | 192 |
Forests Fish and Invasions | 228 |
CHANGES IN WORLD FORESTS C 1920 ΤΟ C 1990 | 231 |
ACTIVE FISHERIES IN THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY | 244 |
More People Bigger Cities | 269 |
WORLD URBANIZATION SINCE 1800 | 284 |
Fuels Tools and Economics | 296 |
MAJOR OIL FIELDS SINCE 1900 | 302 |
The History of Water Use | 118 |
KEY LOCATIONS IN WATER QUALITY HISTORY | 124 |
Depletions Dams and Diversions | 149 |
KEY LOCATIONS IN WATER MANIPULATION HISTORY | 152 |
Ideas and Politics | 325 |
So What? | 357 |
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