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 W. 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 most important agricultural lands in the world. In the second edition, Crosby revisits his now classic work and again evaluates the global historical importance of European ecological expansion.
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EAN: 9781107569874
UPC: 9781107569874
ISBN: 9781107569874
MPN: N/A
Edition: 2
Book Title: Ecological Imperialism : the Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900
Number of Pages: 388 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Earth Sciences / Geography, Human Geography, Emigration & Immigration, General, Ecology
Publication Year: 2015
Illustrator: Yes
Features: Revised
Genre: Nature, Social Science, Science, History
Item Weight: 20.2 Oz
Author: Alfred W. Crosby
Item Length: 8.5 in
Book Series: Canto Classics Ser.
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
