People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of
the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New
Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to
explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears.
But, as Alfred Crosby maintains in this highly original and
fascinating book, the Europeans' displacement and replacement of the
native peoples in the temperate zones was more a matter of biology
than of military conquest. European organisms had certain decisive
advantages over their New World and Australian counterparts. The
spread of European disease, flora, and fauna went hand in hand with
the growth of populations. Consequently, these imperialists became
proprietors of the world's most important agricultural lands. Now in a
second edition with a new preface, Crosby revisits his now-classic
work and again evaluates the global historical importance of European
ecological expansion.
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ISBN
9781107385962
Publisert
2014
Utgave
2. utgave
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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