Environments of Empire: Networks and Agents of Ecological Change

Book Overview

The age of European high imperialism was characterized by the movement of plants and animals on a historically unprecedented scale. The human migrants who colonized territories around the world brought a variety of other species with them, from the crops and livestock they hoped to propagate, to the parasites, invasive plants, and pests they carried unawares, producing a host of unintended consequences that reshaped landscapes around the world. While...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469655934
• ISBN13: 9781469655932
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"