What we now know of as environmentalism began with the establishment of the first empire forest in 1855 in British India. The empire forestry movement spread rapidly throughout the world, and Gregory Barton's study looks at the origins of environmentalism in a global perspective.
Über den Autor
Gregory A. Barton is Professor of British, Colonial and Environmental history at the University of Redlands, California.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The great interference; 3. Empire forestry and British India; 4. Environmental innovation in British India; 5. Empire forestry and the colonies; 6. Empire forestry and American environmentalism; 7. From empire forestry to Commonwealth forestry; Bibliography; Index.
Klappentext
This study looks at the origins of environmentalism in a global perspective.
