Time and Complexity in Historical Ecology: Studies in the Neotropical Lowlands

by William L. Balée

This collection of studies by anthropologists, botanists, ecologists, and biologists is an important contribution to the emerging field of historical ecology. The book combines cutting-edge research with new perspectives to emphasize the close relationship between humans and their natural environment.

Contributors examine how alterations in the natural world mirror human cultures, societies, and languages. Treating the landscape like a text,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231135629
• ISBN13: 9780231135627
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher