Ecological Imperialism : The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900–1900

Name: Ecological Imperialism
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107569874
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ISBN: 9781107569874

2 Revised edition

by Alfred W. Crosby

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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 504 grams

Dimensions 14.10 x 21.60 x 2.10 cms

Product Classification: European history Colonialism & imperialism European history Colonialism and 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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