Environment and History: The taming of nature in the USA and South Africa

by William Beinart, Peter Coates

Beinart and Coates examine the influence of human economies and cultures on ecosystems, looking at the history of settler incursion in two frontier the USA and South Africa. They also seek to explain change in indigenous ideas & practices.

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First published July 13, 1995

Reviews

[Nathan Balyeat · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is heavily biased with socialist and deconstructionist ideas and is also disingenuous in its purpose. Its dangerous to the amateur and uninformed reader and useless to those who start it already educated. I really can't recommend this book to anyone.