Nature of Empire - Modern Imperialism and the Roots of the Anthropocene

The Nature of Empire exposes the central role of modern imperialism in the development of contemporary environmentalism and environmental science. It builds this case through an investigation of five major modern empires: Britain, France, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, and Japan.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Maps
Introduction
Part I: Environmental Exploitation
Chapter 1: Conquest and Conflict
Chapter 2: Forests and Fields
Chapter 3: Industrialization and Resources
Part II: Environmental Challenges
Chapter 4: Climate Change and Natural Disasters
Chapter 5: Health and Disease
Chapter 6: Extreme Environments
Part III: Environmental Perceptions
Chapter 7: The Environmental Civilizing Mission
Chapter 8: Conservation and Preservation
Chapter 9: Science and the Anthropocene
Conclusion
Index

About the author

Andrea Duffy, Ph.D., is an associate professor of history at Colorado State University. Her research examines human-environmental relations around the world in the modern era, with an emphasis on imperialism and colonial contexts, cross-cultural connections, and the role of climate change. She is the author of Nomad's Land: Pastoralism and French Environmental Policy in the Nineteenth-Century Mediterranean World (2019), winner of the Weyerhaeuser Book Award.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Duffy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.09.2025
• EAN: 9780367760175
• ISBN: 978-0-367-76017-5
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Themes in Environmental History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, General & world history, The environment, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Science, environmental science, engineering & technology, Social and cultural history, Science / Environmental Science, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, Agricultural science, Development Studies, History and Archaeology, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General