Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World - A Global Ecological History (Paperback)

For centuries, bird guano has played a pivotal role in the agricultural and economic development of Latin America, East Asia and Oceania. As their populations ballooned during the Industrial Revolution, North American and European powers came to depend on this unique resource as well, helping them meet their ever-increasing farming needs. This book explores how the production and commodification of guano has shaped the modern Pacific Basin and the world's relationship to the region. Marrying traditional methods of historical analysis with a broad interdisciplinary approach, Gregory T. Cushman casts this once little-known commodity as an engine of Western industrialization, offering new insight into uniquely modern developments such as environmental consciousness and conservation movements; the ascendance of science, technology and expertise; international relations; and world war.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Environment and History
Release date:	2014
First published:	December 2013
Authors:	Gregory T. Cushman
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-65596-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > Fertilizers & manures Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Promotions
LSN:	1-107-65596-X
Barcode:	9781107655966

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