Man and Nature : Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action (John Harvard Library, Belknap Press)

Man and Nature : Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action (John Harvard Library, Belknap Press)

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Book Description
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 the way men view and use land. "It is worth reading after a hundred years," Mr. Lowenthal points out, "not only because it taught important lessons in its day, but also because it still teaches them so well...Historical insight and contemporary passion make Man and Nature an enduring classic."

About the Author
David Lowenthal is professor emeritus of geography at University College London. His books include George Perkins Marsh: Prophet of Conservation, The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History, and The Past Is a Foreign Country. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action (John Harvard Library, Belknap Press),George Marsh,David Lowenthal,Belknap Press,0674544528,General,Nature,Science,Science/Mathematics,History,Science / General

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