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Ecological imperialism the biological expansion of Europe 900-1900

Studies in environment and history

by Crosby Alfred W.

Synopsis

People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But, as Alfred Crosby maintains in this highly original and fascinating book, the Europeans' displacement and replacement of the native peoples in the temperate zones was more a matter of biology than of military conquest. European organisms had certain decisive advantages over their New World and Australian counterparts. The spread of European disease, flora, and fauna went hand in hand with the growth of populations. Consequently, these imperialists became proprietors of the world's most important agricultural lands. Now in a new edition with a new preface, Crosby revisits his now-classic work and again evaluates the global historical importance of European ecological expansion.

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Book Information

Copyright year 2004
ISBN-13 9780521546188
ISBN-10 0521546184
Class Copyright
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Subject NATURE;SOCIAL SCIENCE
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 372
Length of Recording 16
Shelf No. JA284