Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 by Alfred W

Description: Ecological Imperialism by Alfred W. Crosby As Alfred Crosby explains in his 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. Now in a second edition, Crosby revisits his classic work evaluating the reasons for European expansion. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher 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 worlds 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. Flap Discourse of Legitimacy in Early Modern England is a study of the structures of authority in England between the beginning of the English Reformation in 1529 and the outbreak of the Civil War of the 1640s. These structures, both secular and sacred, were profoundly affected by the creation of a national Protestant church governed by the crown; by the emerging sense of national consciousness and providential destiny that followed in its wake; by the development of a legal culture that defined and sometimes contested the parameters of authority; by an urban state that articulated a new civic culture and reflected broad political, social, and religious tensions; and by the growing sophistication and assertiveness of Parliament, the capstone both of elite interest and popular legitimacy, and ultimately the site of resistance to claims of unfettered royal and ecclesiastical power. Together, these elements constituted the discourse of legitimacy through which the daily transactions of power in Tudor and early Stuart England were disputed, mediated, and sometimes resisted. They both expressed and contained the tensions of a rapidly changing society, and were finally the theaters on which its irreconcilable conflicts were enacted as social and political consensus broke down. The Discourse of Legitimacy presents a wide-ranging, synoptic view of Englands political culture and its conflicts in the crucial period between its two greatest revolutions. Author Biography Alfred W. Crosby is a Professor Emeritus in American Studies, History and Geography at the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught for over 20 years. His previous books include Americas Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918 (2nd Edition, Cambridge, 2003), Throwing Fire: Projectile Technology Through History (Cambridge, 2002), The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600 (Cambridge, 1997). The Measure of Reality was chosen by the Los Angeles Times as one of the 100 most important books of 1997. Table of Contents 1. Prologue; 2. Pangaea revisited, the Neolithic reconsidered; 3. The Norse and the Crusaders; 4. The Fortunate Isles; 5. Winds; 6. Within reach, beyond grasp; 7. Weeds; 8. Animals; 9. Ills; 10. New Zealand; 11. Explanations; 12. Conclusion. Review In telling his very readable story, Mr Crosby combines a historians taste for colorful detail with a scientists hunger for unifying and testable generalization ...[He] shows that there is more to history than kings and battles, and more to ecology than fruits and nuts. The Wall Street Journal Crosby argues his case with vigour, authority, and panache, summoning up examples and illustrations that are often as startling in their character as in their implications. Ecological Imperialism could not ask for a more lucid and stylish exponent. The Times Literary Supplement The biological bases of radically changing historical ecosystems must never be forgotten - and Crosby has made them intelligible as well as memorable. Natural History The book is important, and required reading for politicians worldwide ... Nuclear war may be spectacular and a valid focus for our exertions, but ecological insouciance is even more dangerous because it is unspectacular, and it merits efforts to combat it as strenuous and urgent. The Guardian Crosby has unfolded with great power the wider biopolitics of our civilization. Nature Promotional The second edition of this classic work that evaluates the ecological reasons for European expansion. Review Quote The book is important, and required reading for politicians worldwide … Nuclear war may be spectacular and a valid focus for our exertions, but ecological insouciance is even more dangerous because it is unspectacular, and it merits efforts to combat it as strenuous and urgent. The Guardian Promotional "Headline" The second edition of this classic work that evaluates the ecological reasons for European expansion. Description for Bookstore As Alfred Crosby explains in his 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. Now in a second edition, Crosby revisits his classic work evaluating the reasons for European expansion. Description for Library As Alfred Crosby explains in his 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. Now in a second edition, Crosby revisits his classic work evaluating the reasons for European expansion. Details ISBN0521837324 Publisher Cambridge University Press Series Studies in Environment and History Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0521837324 ISBN-13 9780521837323 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2004 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780521320092 Author Alfred W. Crosby Birth 1931 Short Title ECOLOGICAL IMPERIALISM 2/E Pages 408 Residence Austin, TX, US Affiliation University of Texas, Austin DOI 10.1604/9780521837323 UK Release Date 2004-01-19 AU Release Date 2004-01-19 NZ Release Date 2004-01-19 Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Publication Date 2004-01-19 Subtitle The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900–1900 Alternative 9780511805554 DEWEY 304.27094 Illustrations 6 Maps; 20 Halftones, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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