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Entire of itself : towards an environmental history of islands

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: [S.l.] : WHITE HORSE PRESS, 2024Description: 1 Online-RessourceISBN:
  • 9781912186822
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: 1912186837 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:
  • 551.42 23/eng/20240314
LOC classification:
  • GB471
Online resources: Summary: This volume explores the environmental history of islands and their role in shaping human history. By examining fourteen diverse case studies, it highlights how islands have been used as penal colonies, atomic test sites, tourist destinations, and more. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding an island's physical environment--its geology, climate, flora, and fauna--in shaping its historical roles. Edited by environmental historians Milica Prokić and Pavla Šimková, the work challenges traditional perspectives and offers new insights into the dynamic interplay between islands and human endeavors over timePPN: PPN: 1916210511Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OAB
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