{"product_id":"encountering-the-past-in-nature-essays-in-environmental-history-9780821413586","title":"Encountering the Past in Nature: Essays in Environmental History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Timo Myllyntaus\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deeper understanding of contemporary environmental problems requires us to know where we come from, and the study of environmental history will help us in that quest. Environmental history, in short, may be described as an attempt to study the interaction between humans and nature in the past. How have human societies affected their environment and vice versa? What does history tell us about ecological change? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The essays in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEncountering the Past in Nature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e provide various approaches to the new discipline. Experts with diverse educational backgrounds tackle important issues in environmental history, ranging from the intellectual formation of environmental concepts to case studies of forest history and animal extinction. Most essays in the collection focus on the issue of wilderness and the various uses of forest resources. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEncountering the Past in Nature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e also offers introductory essays on the historiography and methodology of this field of historical study. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEncountering the Past in Nature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a useful addition to the introductory texts currently available in the United States.","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46896216670359,"sku":"9780821413586","price":2309.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780821413586.webp?v=1770357294","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/encountering-the-past-in-nature-essays-in-environmental-history-9780821413586","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}