A Living Past: Environmental Histories of Modern Latin America (Environment in History: International Perspectives #13)

By: John Soluri, Claudia Leal and José Augusto Pádua

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Synopsis: Though still a relatively young field, the study of Latin American environmental history is blossoming, as the contributions to this definitive volume demonstrate. Bringing together thirteen leading experts on the region, A Living Past synthesizes a wide range of scholarship to offer new perspectives on environmental change in Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean since the nineteenth century. Each chapter provides insightful, up-to-date syntheses of current scholarship on critical countries and ecosystems (including Brazil, Mexico, the Caribbean, the tropical Andes, and tropical forests) and such cross-cutting themes as agriculture, conservation, mining, ranching, science, and urbanization. Together, these studies provide valuable historical contexts for making sense of contemporary environmental challenges facing the region.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781785333910
Related ISBNs:: 9781789205138, 9781785333903
Publisher:: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date of Addition:: 05/21/21
Copyrighted By:: John Soluri, Claudia Leal, José Augusto Pádua
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: John Soluri
Edited by:: Claudia Leal
Edited by:: José Augusto Pádua