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03878aam a2200445 i 4500 001 8A1859B4664511EDB99D19AA23ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221117010035 008 181029t20182018ii ab b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2018330606 020 $a 0199489076 020 $a 9780199489077 035 $a (OCoLC)1059569487 040 $a DKAGE $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d DLC $d YDX $d CBY $d DKAGE $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d IOH $d CLU $d CUY $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a lcode $a lcode 043 $a a-ii--- 050 00 $a GF13 $b .A826 2018 082 04 $a 304.2 $2 23 245 00 $a At nature's edge : $b the global present and long-term history / $c edited by Gunnel CederloÌf and Mahesh Rangarajan. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New Delhi, India : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2018. 300 $a xlii, 331 pages : $b illustrations, map ; $c 23 cm 530 $a Also available as an e-book. 520 $a In an epoch when environmental issues make the headlines, this is a work that goes beyond the everyday. Ecologies as diverse as the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean coast, the Negev desert and the former military bases of Vietnam, or the Namib desert and the east African savanna all have in common a long-time human presence and the many ways people have modified nature. With research covering countries from Asia, Africa, and Australia, the authors come together to ask how and why human impacts on nature have grown in scale and pace from a long pre-history. The chapters in this volume illuminate specific patterns and responses across time, going beyond an overt centering of the European experience. The tapestry of life and the human reshaping of environments evoke both concern and hope, making it vital to understand when, why, and how we came to this particular turn in the road. Eschewing easy labels and questioning Eurocentrism in today's climate vocabulary, this is a volume that will stimulate rethinking among scholars and citizens alike. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-315) and index. 505 0 $a List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations. The global present and long-term perspectives on nature and history: an introduction / Gunnel CederloÌf and Mahesh Rangarajan. Provincializing the anthropocene: Eurocentrism in the earth system / Kathleen D. Morrison -- Anthropogenic landscapes of the central Himalayas / Vasudha Pande -- Wild children / Michael Adams -- A historical ecology of cattle in Mozambique / Anneli Ekblom -- Wild beasts in the city / Harini Nagendra -- History eats its young: the perils of short-termism in understanding the past / Sandra Swart -- Going, going, gone: a history of Israel's biodiversity / Alon Tal -- History and the militarized landscape: long historical and broad social views / David Biggs -- "Natural" no more? Delhi's Yamuna River / Ravi Agarwal -- South Asia's coastal frontiers / Sunil Amrith -- Narratives from Indian Seas: marine resource use, ecosystem responses, and the accidents of history / Rohan Arthur -- Expanding nature conservation: considering wide landscapes and deep histories / T.R. Shankar Raman. Bibliography -- Index -- About the editors and contributors. 650 0 $a Human ecology $x History. 650 0 $a Human ecology $z India $x History. 650 0 $a Nature $x Effect of human beings on. 650 0 $a Nature $x Effect of human beings on $z India. 650 7 $a Human ecology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00962941 650 7 $a Nature $x Effect of human beings on. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01034564 651 7 $a India. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210276 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 $a CederloÌf, Gunnel, $e editor. 700 1 $a Rangarajan, Mahesh, $e editor. 941 $a 2 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724074358.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117014442.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8A1859B4664511EDB99D19AA23ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search