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- Title Pages
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
-
Part I Questions and Clues -
1 History Hidden in the Landscape -
2 Historical Records and Collections -
3 Field Studies: Bringing Historical Records Down to Earth -
4 The Sedimentary Record -
Part II The Diversity of Human Interactions with the Natural World -
5 Fire: Mimicking Nature -
6 Extending Species’ Ranges -
7 Harvesting Natural Resources -
8 Agriculture and Its Residual Effects -
9 Patterns of Human Settlement and Industrialization -
Part III Contributions of Historical Ecology to Understanding Ecological Issues -
10 Diversity and Species Extinctions -
11 Biospheric Sustainability in a Changing World - Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index
(p.xi) Preface to the Second Edition
(p.xi) Preface to the Second Edition
- Source:
- People and the Land through Time
- Author(s):
Emily W. B. Russell Southgate
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
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- Title Pages
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
-
Part I Questions and Clues -
1 History Hidden in the Landscape -
2 Historical Records and Collections -
3 Field Studies: Bringing Historical Records Down to Earth -
4 The Sedimentary Record -
Part II The Diversity of Human Interactions with the Natural World -
5 Fire: Mimicking Nature -
6 Extending Species’ Ranges -
7 Harvesting Natural Resources -
8 Agriculture and Its Residual Effects -
9 Patterns of Human Settlement and Industrialization -
Part III Contributions of Historical Ecology to Understanding Ecological Issues -
10 Diversity and Species Extinctions -
11 Biospheric Sustainability in a Changing World - Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index