{"product_id":"empire-forestry-and-the-origins-of-environmentalism-34-cambridge-studies-in-historical-geography-series-number-34-9780521814171","title":"Empire Forestry and the Origins of Environmentalism 34 Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography Series Number 34","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The central thesis of this challenging book is that imperialism and environmentalism have a shared past that many scholars, especially those on the political left, wish to deny … I have much sympathy with this brave … deconstruction of the sources of practical environmentalism.' Philip Stott, History Today\u003cbr\u003e'This book is well researched, easy to read, extremely good value and, for landscape historians interested in the interaction of human agency and environmental history it provides a succession of interesting case studies grounded in the landscape of the New Orleans river front.' Landscape History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList 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.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767742103895,"sku":"9780521814171","price":58.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/empire-forestry-and-the-origins-of-environmentalism-34-cambridge-studies-in-historical-geography-series-number-34-9780521814171","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}