Imperfect Balance: Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas

by David L. Lentz

Book Overview

We often envision the New World before the arrival of the Europeans as a land of pristine natural beauty and undisturbed environments. However, David Lentz offers an alternative view by detailing the impact of native cultures on these ecosystems prior to their contact with Europeans. Drawing on a wide range of experts from the fields of paleoclimatology, historical ecology, paleontology, botany, geology, conservation science, and resource management,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231111576
• ISBN13: 9780231111577
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 788 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"