About this title: People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But, as Alfred Crosby maintains in this highly original and fascinating ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780521336130ISBN:0521336139
Description: Very Good. Paperback, Very Good, clean, tight, unmarked, some light cover edge wear, ex-library book, light front end paper stamp label, back end paper envelop sticker, All orders are shipped by kbooks every business day. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780521336130ISBN:0521336139
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. The cover has light creasing. There are some highlighted passages in the beginning of the book. here is a phone number written on the front end page. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Studies in Environment & History. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521336130ISBN:0521336139
Description: Very Good. 0521336139 Cambridge Univ Press trade paperback, 1991, clean/tight, No marks, light wear...Very Good...Bubble-wrapped and mailed in a Box w/delivery confirmation. read more
Edition: (reprint)
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780521336130ISBN:0521336139
Description: NEAR FINE. As new except for light age soil to exterior and light wear to corners. "People of European descent from the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world"...and they brought their ecology with them! read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Printed Card Wrappers
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Press, West Nyack, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780521456906ISBN:0521456908
Description: As New. Softcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The biological basis of Western European Imperialistic expansion is examined. 368pp, illustrated. Bright, fresh copy. Tight, square binidng with no creases to spine. Unmarked. 'As new'. Weight, 460g. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780521336130ISBN:0521336139
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book appears unread, spine is unbent. No obvious wear to wraps. Pages are clean & text is free from markings. Binding is tight. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780521456906ISBN:0521456908
Description: Very Good- Trade paperback, later printing, xiv + 368 pages including maps, plus black-and-white illustrations; one heavy spine crease, pencil markings or highlighting on approximately 40 pages. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Pictorial Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780521456906ISBN:0521456908
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world-North America, Australia, and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But as Alfred Crosby explains in this highly original and fascinating book, the Europeans' displacement ans replacement of the native peoples in the temperate zones was more a matter of biology ... read more
"People credit the Foucauldians and the cultural historians who came after him with giving some sort of historical agency to non-human actors like microbes. How to explain Crosby and McNeill, then? It's been a while since I've read either but I don't recall either being in the same sort of school. My guess: the ecohistorians are too straightforward for our anthropology-inspired brethern."
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