Book cover for Ecological imperialism the biological expansion of Europe  900-1900
Description
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.
Publisher Cambridge University Press
ISBN10 0521546184
ISBN13 9780521546188
Number of Pages 372
File Size DL-212MB
Shelf Number JA284
Grade Range
Ages 18 - 99
Format Audio Plus Download, EPub Download