Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World: A Global Ecological History

For centuries, bird guano has played a pivotal role in the agricultural and economic development of Latin...
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Author: Gregory T. Cushman
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Language: English
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Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World: A Global Ecological History by Cushman, Gregory T.

Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World: A Global Ecological History

¥8,528

Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World: A Global Ecological History

¥8,528
Author: Gregory T. Cushman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
For centuries, bird guano has played a pivotal role in the agricultural and economic development of Latin America, East Asia, and Oceania. As their populations ballooned during the Industrial Revolution, North American and European powers came to depend on this unique resource as well, helping them meet their ever-increasing farming needs. This book explores how the production and commodification of guano has shaped the modern Pacific Basin and the world's relationship to the region. Marrying traditional methods of historical analysis with a broad interdisciplinary approach, Gregory T. Cushman casts this once little-known commodity as an engine of Western industrialization, offering new insight into uniquely modern developments such as environmental consciousness and conservation movements; the ascendance of science, technology, and expertise; international relations; and world war.

Author: Gregory T. Cushman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/02/2014
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d
ISBN: 9781107655966

About the Author
Cushman, Gregory T.: - Gregory T. Cushman is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Kansas, where he teaches courses on international environmental history. He works closely with environmental scientists in interdisciplinary research and teaching and has published a number of articles on climate history and the history of climate science. He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship in 2007.

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