Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific: An Environmental History
by Donald Garden
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 157607868X
- ISBN 13
- 9781576078686
- Seller
-
Uxbridge, Greater London, United Kingdom
684 Copies Available from This Seller
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
Of interest to students and academics alike, this book provides a much-needed synthesis of the recent literature on the environmental history of Australia and Oceania. Charting the creation of the Australian continent from the ancient land mass of Gondwanaland to the arrival of humans, this book maps out the key trends in the region's environmental history.Especially fascinating are the chapters highlighting how successive waves of human migration created environmental havoc throughout the region, leading to the collapse of the Easter Island civilization and the spread of nonindigenous flora and fauna. From the controversies over the reasons why creatures such as the marsupial lion and the giant kangaroo became extinct to such contemporary problems as deforestation and global warming, this book contains sobering lessons for us all.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Ria Christie Collections (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ria9781576078686_pod
- Title
- Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific: An Environmental History
- Author
- Donald Garden
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 684
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 157607868X
- ISBN 13
- 9781576078686
- Publisher
- ABC-Clio
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara
- This edition first published
- August 19, 2005
Terms of Sale
Ria Christie Collections
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ria Christie Collections
About Ria Christie Collections
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...