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Author:
Cushman, Gregory T., 1971-
Title:
Guano and the opening of the Pacific world : a global ecological history / Gregory T. Cushman.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
xxii, 392 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Guano--Peru--History.
Peru--Environmental conditions.
Guano industry--Pacific Area--History.
Pacific Area--History.--History.
Pacific Area--Environmental conditions.
Guano--History.--History.
Guano--History.--History.
Phosphate industry--History.
Human ecology--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The guano age -- Neo-ecological imperialism -- Where is Banaba? -- Conservation and the technocratic ideal -- The most valuable birds in the world -- When the Japanese came to dinner -- The road to survival -- Guano and the blue revolution.
Series:
Studies in environment and history
ISBN:
1107004136 (hbk.)
9781107004139 (hbk.)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)793221697
LCCN:
2012010866
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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