Cultivated Landscapes of Middle America on the Eve of Conquest (Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Cultivated Landscapes of Middle America on the Eve of Conquest (Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series) Book

Cultivated Landscapes of Middle America on the Eve of Conquest : Hardback : Oxford University Press : 9780199244539 : 0199244537 : 25 Apr 2002 : This book is the first to bring together all that is known about the humanly-modified and cultivated landscapes of Middle America just prior to the European conquest. It assesses the agricultural and human-environment conditions existing at that time, and its implications for various contemporary themes ranging from global change to the presumed 'environment friendly' Native American.Read More

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    The human-environment conditions in the Americas on the eve of the sixteenth-century European conquest have of late attracted growing interest in both academic and public circles. Focusing on Middle America, this book completes a trilogy which has made the most comprehensive survey ever achieved of pre-Colombian agriculture and culture throughout the continents. It addresses the question of what lands were permanently occupied; how they were used; and what the environmental and social implications of this use were. The answers to these questions are central to such wide-ranging themes as indigenous land rights, the conservation and preservation 'ethic' of these native people, and the global carbon cycle. The kind, scale, and location of land use is documented and mapped in detail. The book not only demonstrates the sophistication of the agricultural landscapes and their local integration, but also investigates the omissions and land degradation of the native agriculturalists. Drawing on this wealth of data the authors make a stimulating contribution to the debate about resource, land, and population in the Americas.

  • 0199244537
  • 9780199244539
  • Thomas M. Whitmore, B. L. Turner II
  • 7 February 2002
  • OUP Oxford
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 338
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