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
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Item Length: 21.8 cm
Number of Pages: 388 Pages
Publication Name: Ecological Imperialism: the Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 216 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 570 g
Author: Alfred W. Crosby
Item Width: 138 mm
Format: Paperback
