Soils and Societies - Perspectives from Environmental History (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

Described in "Nature" as 'a delight for the soil aficionado', this multi-authored collection examines the complex interrelations between societies in different parts of the world and the soils they relied on from the perspectives of geomorphology, archaeology, pedology and history. The geographical spread includes Mesoamerica, Africa, Europe, Australia, India and Easter Island. Few things are more important to human survival than the fertility of the soils from which so much of our food comes. Yet few aspects of the relationship between human society and the environment get so little attention. This book explores some of the enormous variety in the ways that people have worked with, thought about, damaged and restored soils. It also shows some of the ways in which soils, their properties and their histories have influenced human affairs. Soils are the substrate of all human society: from the palaeolithic to the present, their history is our history.

General

Imprint:	Whitehorse Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	John R. McNeill • Verena Winiwarter
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	384
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-874267-54-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Promotions
LSN:	1-874267-54-5
Barcode:	9781874267546

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