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Migrant Ecologies - Environmental Histories of the Pacific World
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Migrant Ecologies - Environmental Histories of the Pacific World
Series: Perspectives on the Global Past
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Migrant Ecologies: Environmental Histories of the Pacific World is
the first volume explicitly dedicated to the environmental history
of Earth’s largest ocean. Covering nearly one-third of the
planet, the Pacific Ocean is remarkable for its diverse human and
non-human inhabitants, their astounding long-distance migrations
over time, and their profound influences on other parts of the
world. This book creates an understanding of the past, present, and
futures of the lands, seas, peoples, practices, microbes, animals,
plants, and other natural forces that shape the Pacific. It
effectively argues for the existence of an interconnected Pacific
World environmental history, as well as for the Pacific Ocean as a
necessary framework for understanding that history. The fifteen
chapters in this comprehensive collection, written by leading
experts from across the globe, span a vast array of topics, from
disease ecology and coffee cultivation to nuclear testing and
whaling practices. They explore regions stretching from the Tuamotu
Archipelago in the south Pacific to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the
far north, resisting the depiction of the Pacific as isolated and
uninhabited. What unites these diverse contributions is a concern
for how the people, places, and non-human beings of the Pacific
World have been shaped by, and have in turn modified, their oceanic
realm. Building on a recent renaissance in Pacific history, these
chapters make a powerful argument for the importance of the Pacific
World as a coherent unit of analysis and a valuable lens through
which to examine past, ongoing, and emerging environmental issues.
By showcasing surprising and innovative perspectives on the
environmental histories of the peoples and ecosystems in and around
the Pacific Ocean, this work adds to current conversations and
debates about the Pacific World and offers myriad opportunities for
further discussions, both inside and outside of the classroom.
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