Green Imperialism: Colonial Expansion, Tropical Island Edens and the Origins of Environmentalism, 1600-1860

Green Imperialism is the first book to document the origins and early history of environmentalism, concentrating especially on its hitherto unexplained colonial and global aspects. It highlights the significance of Utopian, Physiocratic, and medical thinking in the history of environmentalist ideas. The book shows how the new critique of the colonial impact on the environment depended on the emergence of a coterie of professional scientists, and demonstrates both the importance of the oceanic island "Eden" as a vehicle for new conceptions of nature and the significance of colonial island environments in stimulating conservationist notions.

Author: Richard H. Grove
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03/29/1996
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.84lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.96w x 1.35d
ISBN13: 9780521565134
ISBN10: 0521565138
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences | Ecology
- History | Asia | General
- Business & Economics | Development | Sustainable Development

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