Historical Perspectives on Climate Change

by James Rodger Fleming

Book Overview

This intriguing volume provides a thorough examination of the historical roots of global climate change as a field of inquiry, from the Enlightenment to the late twentieth century. Based on primary and archival sources, the book is filled with interesting perspectives on what people have understood, experienced, and feared about the climate and its changes in the past. Chapters explore climate and culture in Enlightenment thought; climate debates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195189736
• ISBN13: 9780195189735
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"