The Origin and History of the English Language, and of the Early Literate It Embodies
(Part of the Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics Series)
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The object of the present volume is: to indicate the character and, approximately, the extent of the changes produced by human action in the physical conditions of the globe we inhabit; to point out... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1377867552
ISBN13:9781377867557
Release Date:February 2018
Publisher:Palala Press
Length:604 Pages
Weight:1.84 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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Human Agency and Landscape Alteration
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Although a dipolmat by profession, Marsh was the first environmentalist to describe the interrelationships between environment and culture. Today he is best remembered for his key work, "Man and Nature." In that classic work, he was the first to suggest that human agency constituted a major element in landscape change. The accepted view held by prominent geographers and geologists of his day was that the physical aspects of the earth were entirely the result of natural process and phenomena, including topography, geological materials, erosion, weathering, climate, etc. Before Marsh, no one had ever thought to study the earth in ways that it was changed by human actions. After his pioneering work, no serious environmentalist or geoscientist can afford to overlook the consequences of those actions on the land. A well-read copy of this book belongs in the personal library of every earth scientist, environmentalist, and conservationist. Marsh's book is a MUST READ for anyone concerned about what people are doing to the earth.
A Very Modern Environmentalist, Writing in 1864!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
In 1864, George P. Marsh explained how civilizations create ecological disasters. His central thesis is that cutting down forests desrupts otherwise stable hydrological cycles, thereby causing erosion and degrading plant and animal habitats. The book is vaste, creative and detailed. An American from Vermont, Marsh also lived in Turkey and Italy, and pursued numerous careers, as diplomat, lawyer, businessman, and professor. His intense love of language and history merged with direct obersvations here and abroad to generate a remarkable breadth of knowlegde and a strong desire to communicate. In Man and Nature, Marsh is not only inspired, he is also happy to digress, particularly in the abundant footnotes.
Environmental Knowledge
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The depth of information provided in this remarkable book trasncends the test of time.
Enlightened analysis concerning Humankind's destructivness.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Originally published in 1864, Marsh explains in wonderful detail the consequences of humankind's manipulation of earth's resources. Truly an enlightened thinker.
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