{"product_id":"deforesting-the-earth-9780226899473","title":"Deforesting the Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeforestation - the thinning and clearing of forests for fuel, shelter, and agriculture - is among the important ways humans have transformed the environment. This book presents the history of this process and its consequences. It traces the impact of human activities from the Paleolithic age through the classical world and the medieval period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anyone who doubts the power of history to inform the present should read this closely argued and sweeping survey. This is rich, timely, and sobering historical fare written in a measured, non-sensationalist style by a master of his craft. One only hopes (almost certainly vainly) that today's policymakers take its lessons to heart.\" - Brian Fagan, Los Angeles Times \"The most comprehensive account ever written of when, where, and how humans have wrought what is surely the most dramatic change in Earth's surface since the end of the Pleistocene.... The book is not simply about deforestation but about every aspect of human use of the forest and the forces that drive this use.\" - Brian Donahue, Science\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400149246295,"sku":"9780226899473","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226899473.jpg?v=1730469883","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/deforesting-the-earth-9780226899473","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}