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Deforesting the earth : from prehistory to global crisis

Michael Williams surveys ten thousand years of history to trace how, why, and when human-induced deforestation has shaped economies, societies, and landscapes around the world. The work aims to provide the historical and geographical background to understand the impact of deforestation
Print Book, English, 2002
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Ill., 2002
History
xxvi, 689 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
9780226899268, 0226899268
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