Cover of Oxford Handbook of Environmental History

Book 2014

Oxford Handbook of Environmental History

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Language
English
Published
2014
  • Human ecology
  • Environmental sciences
  • History
  • Nature
  • Effect of human beings on

This book explores the methodology of environmental history, with an emphasis on the field's interaction with other historiographies such as consumerism, borderlands, and gender. It examines the problem of environmental context, specifically the problem and perception of environmental determinism, by focusing on climate, disease, fauna, and regional environments. It also considers the changing understanding of scientific knowledge.