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An essential read for the next generation of environmentalists and climate scholars, this landmark text analyzes the impact of human action on nature by linking the environmental degradation of ancient Mediterranean civilization to the United States of the 1800s. As profoundly... Read Full Overview

In Man and Nature, first published in 1864, polymath scholar and diplomat George Perkins Marsh challenged the general belief that human impact on nature was generally benign or negligible and charged that ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean had brought about... Read Full Overview

"Man and Nature" from George Perkins Marsh. American diplomat and philologist (1801-1882).

Please note, there are other reprints of this seminal text from other publishers, which have poor formatting - this edition has been reformatted with care and attention to detail. This is the classic reprint of George P. Marsh's 1864 ground breaking work on environmental philosophy... Read Full Overview

After being appointed the United States Minister Resident to the Ottoman Empire in 1849, George P. Marsh had the opportunity to travel the world and visit the sites of ancient civilizations. Troubled by what he saw, Marsh came to the conclusion that these societies were victims... Read Full Overview

George Perkins Marsh's Man and Nature was the first book to attack the American myth of the superabundance and the inexhaustibility of the earth. It was, as Lewis Mumford said, the fountainhead of the conservation movement, and few books since have had such an influence... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Man and Nature by George p. Marsh

Man and Nature; Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action, has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future... Read Full Overview

Man and Nature - Or, physical geography as modified by human action is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1864. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition,... Read Full Overview

George Perkins Marsh's Man and Nature was the first book to attack the American myth of the superabundance and the inexhaustibility of the earth. It was, as Lewis Mumford said, "the fountainhead of the conservation movement," and few books since have had such an influence on... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

""Man and Nature: Or Physical Geography As Modified By Human Action"" is a book written by George Perkins Marsh and published in 1864. The book is a pioneering work in the field of environmentalism and conservation, and it explores the ways in which human actions have impacted... Read Full Overview

""Man and Nature: Or Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action"" is a book written by George Perkins Marsh in 1864. The book explores the relationship between human activity and the natural environment, specifically how human actions have impacted the physical geography... Read Full Overview

Man and Nature: Or Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action is a book written by George Perkins Marsh in 1864. This book is an early work in the field of environmentalism and conservation, and it discusses the relationship between humans and the natural world. Marsh argues... Read Full Overview