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Northern Europe: An Environmental History

By Tamara L. Whited , Mark R. Stoll , Jens Ivo Engels , Richard C. Hoffmann , Hilde Ibsen , Wybren Verstegen

Book information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2005
ISBN
9781851093748, 1851093745
Open Library ID
OL8969927M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4831980 bytes)
Series
Nature and Human Societies
Pages
293\293
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

Of interest to students and academics alike, this book provides a much-needed synthesis of the recent literature on northern Europe's environmental history. Beginning with the Paleolithic period and the recolonization of Europe after the Ice Age, this book maps out the key environmental trends in the history of the region's environment and its interaction with the human population. The book also highlights how dramatic events outside Europe, such as the Tomboro volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, had dramatic consequences for the region's climate. Given the culturally diverse nature of modern Europe, a vital aspect of the book is its identification of the common themes that unite the interaction of the region's nation-states with the natural environment.

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