Nature - General & Miscellaneous, Natural History - General & Miscellaneous, Ecology - General & Miscellaneous, Natural Literature & History, Environmental Conservation & Protection - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
This book is a comparative history of the development of ideas about nature, particularly of the importance of native nature in the Anglo settler countries of the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It examines the development of natural history, settlers' adaptations to the end of expansion, scientists' shift from natural history to ecology, and the rise of environmentalism. Addressing not only scientific knowledge but also popular issues from hunting to landscape painting, this book explores the ways in which English-speaking settlers looked at nature in their new lands.Book Details
Published
September 28, 1999
Publisher
Cambridge, U.K. ; Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Pages
365
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521651738