Ecological Revolutions: Nature, Gender, and Science in New EnglandUNC Press Books, 1989 - 379 páginas By exploring the stages of ecological transformation that took place in New England as European settlers took control of the land, Carolyn Merchant develops a fresh approach to environmental history. Her analysis of how human communities are related to th |
Contenido
Ecology and History | 1 |
The Colonial Ecological Revolution | 27 |
Animals into Resources | 29 |
From Corn Mothers to Puritan Fathers | 69 |
The Animate Cosmos of the Colonial Farmer | 112 |
The Capitalist Ecological Revolution | 147 |
Farm Ecology Subsistence versus Market | 149 |
The Mechanization of Nature Managing Farms and Forests | 198 |
Appendix A Foods of Southeastern New England Indians 16001675 | 271 |
Pelts Exported by John Pynchon 16521663 | 273 |
Profile of Fifteen Inland Massachusetts Towns | 275 |
Land Use in Concord Massachusetts | 282 |
Appendix E Products of the New England Forest 1840 | 286 |
Notes | 287 |
Bibliography | 327 |
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Ecological Revolutions: Nature, Gender, and Science in New England Carolyn Merchant Vista previa limitada - 2010 |
Ecological Revolutions: Nature, Gender, and Science in New England Carolyn Merchant Vista previa limitada - 2010 |
Ecological Revolutions: Nature, Gender, and Science in New England Carolyn Merchant Vista de fragmentos - 1989 |
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