A revised and updated edition of a classic book that defines the field of historical ecology People and the Land through Time, first published in 1997, remains

An exploration of historical ecology, this text contends that all ecosystems have a history of past human impacts, some obvious, others subtle. It uses an appro

This major new text provides an introduction to the interaction of culture and society with the landscape and environment. It offers a broad-based view of this

A comprehensive look at the geography, environment, and peoples of the land that became New Hampshire, from ancient times through the colonial era.

Barely two centuries ago, most of the world's productive land still belonged either communally to traditional societies or to the higher powers of monarch or ch