Southeast Asia: An Environmental History

by Peter Boomgaard

Book Overview

From Angkor Wat to Agent Orange, Southeast Asia An Environmental History tells the story of some of the most dramatic effects humans have had on the natural and developed environment anywhere in the world and examines the ways in which environmental factors have helped shape the culture, politics, and societies of the region.

Ever since the first humanlike creatures arrived some 80,000 years ago, Southeast Asia's varied and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851094199
• ISBN13: 9781851094196
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 2.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 10.3"