{"product_id":"the-environment-in-world-history-9781138301597","title":"The Environment in World History","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow in its second edition and refreshed by a decade of new research, \u003ci\u003eThe Environment in World History\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the deep-rooted causes of interconnected climate, biodiversity, and ecological crises that have brought the environment to the top of the global political agenda in the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIts expanded chapters and case studies explore a wide range of issues including the following: the hunting of wildlife and the loss of biodiversity across the globe; deforestation and the development of strategies to protect the world's forests; soil degradation caused by worldwide agricultural expansion, one of the most profound ways that humans have altered the planet; the widening impact of urban-industrial growth and the deepening ecological footprints of the world's cities; and the rising levels of air, land and water pollution as the trade-off for continued economic growth worldwide. Covering the last five hundred years, it offers an essential environmental perspective on well-known world history narratives of imperialism and colonialism, trade and commerce, technological progress and the advance of civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClearly written and fully up-to-date, it is an invaluable resource for all students of world history and environmental studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Mosley\u003c\/strong\u003e is Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Mobilities Research (CeMoRe), Lancaster University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chimney of the World: A History of Smoke Pollution in Victorian and Edwardian Manchester\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Routledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50928853811474,"sku":"9781138301597","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ef06836e-ff99-49b4-838e-ebbe6564b6ce.jpg?v=1739019633","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-environment-in-world-history-9781138301597","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}