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Zusatztext "Worster's book is the first to pinpoint the results of the mechanization and defiance of nature, and the sources of such practices. Definitely the best introduction to understanding the cultural sources of modern environmental crises."--A.R. Vasavi, Tufts University Informationen zum Autor Donald Worster is Hall Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of Kansas and the author of A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell. Klappentext In the mid 1930s, North America's Great Plains faced one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in world history. Donald Worster's classic chronicle of the devastating years between 1929 and 1939 tells the story of the Dust Bowl in ecological as well as human terms. Zusammenfassung In the mid 1930s, North America's Great Plains faced one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in world history. Donald Worster's classic chronicle of the devastating years between 1929 and 1939 tells the story of the Dust Bowl in ecological as well as human terms.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Donald Worster, Donald (Professor of History Worster, Worster Donald
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2004
• EAN: 9780195174885
• ISBN: 978-0-19-517488-5
• Pagine: 300
• Dimensioni: 163 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, Social impact of environmental issues, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Agriculture & Related Industries, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states