A Living Past : Environmental Histories of Modern Latin America
A Living Past : Environmental Histories of Modern Latin America
by John Soluri and Claudia Leal
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1785333909 | 310 Pages | PDF | 5.72 MB
by John Soluri and Claudia Leal
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1785333909 | 310 Pages | PDF | 5.72 MB
Though still a relatively young field, the study of Latin American environmental history is blossoming, as the contributions to this definitive volume demonstrate. Bringing together thirteen leading experts on the region, A Living Past synthesizes a wide range of scholarship to offer new perspectives on environmental change in Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean since the nineteenth century. Each chapter provides insightful, up-to-date syntheses of current scholarship on critical countries and ecosystems (including Brazil, Mexico, the Caribbean, the tropical Andes, and tropical forests) and such cross-cutting themes as agriculture, conservation, mining, ranching, science, and urbanization. Together, these studies provide valuable historical contexts for making sense of contemporary environmental challenges facing the region.