• ISBN13: 9781789205138
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Publisher Imprint: Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: May 3, 2019
• Pages: 310
• Original Price: USD 34.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 418 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Latin America / General

Though still a relatively young field, the study of Latin American environmental history is blossoming, as the contributions to this definitive volume demonstrate. Bringing together thirteen leading experts on the region, A Living Past synthesizes a wide range of scholarship to offer new perspectives on environmental change in Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean since the nineteenth century. Each chapter provides insightful, up-to-date syntheses of current scholarship on critical countries and ecosystems (including Brazil, Mexico, the Caribbean, the tropical Andes, and tropical forests) and such cross-cutting themes as agriculture, conservation, mining, ranching, science, and urbanization. Together, these studies provide valuable historical contexts for making sense of contemporary environmental challenges facing the region.