Environmental History of Medieval Europe

Informationen zum Autor Richard Hoffmann is Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar at the Department of History, York University, Canada. As a pioneer in the environmental history of pre-industrial Europe, he is widely known for his contributions to medieval studies, environmental studies and historic fisheries. Klappentext A pioneering study of how medieval Europeans used and changed their environment, integrating social, economic and environmental history approaches. Zusammenfassung How did medieval Europeans use and change their environments! think about the natural world! and handle the natural forces affecting their lives? This is a pioneering survey of medieval relations with the natural world which integrates approaches from social and economic history and environmental studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: thinking about medieval Europeans in their natural world; 1. Long no wilderness; 2. Intersecting instabilities: culture and nature at medieval beginnings (c.400-900); 3. Humankind and God's creation in medieval minds; 4. Medieval land use and the formation of traditional European landscapes; 5. Medieval use, management, and sustainability of local ecosystems 1: primary biological production sectors; 6. Medieval use, management, and sustainability of local ecosystems 2: interactions with the non-living environment; 7. 'This belongs to me ...'; 8. Suffering the uncomprehended: disease as a natural agent; 9. An inconstant planet, seen and unseen, under foot and overhead; 10. A slow end of medieval environmental relations; Afterword.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Hoffmann, Hoffmann Richard
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.04.2014
• EAN: 9780521876964
• ISBN: 978-0-521-87696-4
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 225 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Cambridge Medieval Textbooks (; Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Europe, European History, NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social impact of environmental issues, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE