This timely anthology brings together for the first time the most important ancient, medieval, Enlightenment, and modern scholarship for a complete anthropological evaluation of the relationship between culture and climate change. Brings together for the first time the most important classical works and contemporary scholarship for a complete historical anthropological evaluation of the relationship between culture and climate change Covers the historic and prehistoric records of human impact from and response to prior periods of climate change, including the impact and response to climate change at the local level Discusses the impact on global debates about climate change from North-South post-colonial histories and the social dimensions of the science of climate change. Includes coverage of topics such as environmental determinism, climatic events as social catalysts, climatic disasters and societal collapse, and ethno-meteorology An ideal text for courses in climate change, human/cultural ecology, environmental anthropology and archaeology, disaster studies, environmental sciences, science and technology studies, history of science, and conservation and development studies
Product Identifiers
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons INC International Concepts
ISBN-13
9781118383001
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177029817
Product Key Features
Author
Michael R. Dove
Publication Name
The Anthropology of Climate Change: an Historical Reader
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Anthropology
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
244mm
Item Width
173mm
Item Weight
548g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology