Ecological Imperialism : The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900–1900
2 Revised edition
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Canto Classics
ISBN-10
1107569877
ISBN-13
9781107569874
Edition
2 Revised edition
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 6th, 2015
Print length
388 Pages
Weight
562 grams
Dimensions
14.10 x 21.60 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
European historyColonialism & imperialism
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In this original and fascinating study, Alfred W. Crosby argues that the Europeans' displacement and replacement of the native peoples in the temperate zones was more a matter of biology than of military conquest. The spread of European disease, flora and fauna went hand in hand with the growth of populations.
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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