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Man and Nature
by Marsh, George Perkins, Lowenthal, David, Cronon, William
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- Comments: Reprint. In Man and Nature, first published in 1864, polymath scholar and diplomat George Perkins Marsh challenged the general belief that human impact on nature was generally benign or negligible and charged that ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean had brought about their own collapse by their abuse of the environment. By deforesting their hillsides and eroding their soils, they had destroyed the natural fertility that sustained their well-being. Marsh offered his compatriots in the United States a.
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- ISBN-13: 9780295983165
- ISBN: 0295983167
- Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr
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First published in 1864, 'Man & Nature' was the first book to challenge the perception that man's effect on nature was benign or negligible. Marsh argued that the ancient world promoted its own destruction by deforestation & soil exhaustion. His work inspired many early conservationists.Marsh, George Perkins is the author of 'Man and Nature' with ISBN 9780295983165 and ISBN 0295983167.
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